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Homer City Generating Station
Home City Generation Station in March 2008
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CountryUnited States
LocationCenter Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates40°30′39″N 79°11′37″W / 40.51083°N 79.19361°W / 40.51083; -79.19361
StatusDecommissioned
Commission dateUnits 1–2: 1969
Unit 3: 1977
Decommission dateUnits 1-3: July 1, 2023
Owner(s)Hedge funds and private equity firms[1]
Operator(s)NRG Energy
Thermal power station
Primary fuelBituminous coal
Turbine technologySteam turbine
Cooling sourceTwo Lick Reservoir, Two Lick Creek, and Blacklick Creek
Power generation
Nameplate capacity2022 MW
External links
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Homer City Generating Station is a decommissioned 2-GW coal-burning power station near Homer City, in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA. It is owned by hedge funds and private equity firms and is operated by NRG Energy.[1] Units 1 and 2, rated at 660 MWe, began operation in 1969. Unit 3, rated at 692 MWe nameplate capacity, was launched in 1977.[2] It employed about 124 people.[3]

During the 2010s, it underwent two bankruptcies within five years.[1] On April 3, 2023, Homer City Generation announced a decision to shut down the power plant and be offline by June 2, 2023.[4]

  1. ^ a b c Litvak, Anya (June 14, 2017). "Homer City power plant, out of bankruptcy, still needs an overhaul". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on September 27, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  2. ^ "Existing Electric Generating Units in the United States, 2006" (Excel). Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy. 2006. Archived from the original on August 20, 2009. Retrieved July 14, 2008.
  3. ^ "Homer City Generating Station" (PDF). Edison International. 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 7, 2006. Retrieved August 2, 2008.
  4. ^ Litvak, Anya (April 3, 2023). "Homer City coal plant, the largest in Pa., will close by June". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved April 4, 2023.

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