289:
395:
26:
409:
1071:
352:
system was installed in the mid 1990s. The plant donated a particularly scenic portion of the site, known locally as
Buttermilk Falls, to Indiana County for use as a wildlife refuge.
264:
The power plant will close by or before
December 31, 2028, as a result of a new federal wastewater rule that prohibits coal power plants from dumping toxic elements such as
1066:
1051:
1046:
71:
566:
383:
directly into the
Conemaugh River. On June 6, 2011 GenOn agreed to a $ 5 million settlement with $ 3.75 million going toward the restoration of the river.
322:
natural draft cooling towers which provide recirculating water to cool and condense the steam and to limit the amount of water needed from the river.
1076:
504:
126:
1061:
422:
51:
375:
In March 2011, PennEnvironment and the Sierra Club won a favorable court ruling finding that the plant had committed 8,684 violations of the
216:
1020:
828:
1056:
482:
691:
534:
596:
1025:
787:
711:
601:
868:
726:
361:
55:
858:
559:
552:
326:
277:
539:
318:, each as tall as a 14-story building. The plant uses more than 4 million tons of coal each year. Conemaugh has two
761:
686:
681:
342:
254:
59:
808:
736:
1015:
989:
968:
741:
1005:
999:
920:
776:
721:
636:
631:
349:
325:
The plant is one of several in the area, situated near
Pennsylvania deep mines and is basically a twin of the
544:
512:
1010:
941:
915:
878:
838:
798:
771:
766:
651:
646:
621:
676:
994:
957:
952:
905:
894:
853:
823:
731:
696:
296:
The station generates enough electricity to light 17 million 100-watt bulbs. The facility consists of two
782:
756:
751:
616:
591:
243:
111:
475:
984:
848:
978:
973:
925:
888:
883:
873:
843:
793:
746:
671:
626:
962:
818:
656:
457:
400:
288:
442:
947:
930:
803:
611:
606:
195:
898:
706:
265:
863:
833:
661:
716:
376:
250:
183:
142:
701:
152:
1040:
935:
666:
414:
338:
301:
297:
173:
162:
258:
25:
261:. Track 3 of the Norfolk Southern Pittsburgh line runs next to the power plant.
910:
529:
813:
390:
380:
365:
86:
73:
575:
408:
346:
319:
445:. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 2021-07-23.
360:
The plant employs about 200 people and is one of the largest employers in
273:
201:
225:
579:
269:
315:
308:
287:
505:"Conemaugh River power plant agrees to $ 5M pollution settlement"
249:-powered plant located on 1,750 acres (710 ha), across the
246:
240:
548:
476:"Existing Electric Generating Units in the United States, 2008"
312:
300:, which began commercial operation in 1970 and 1971, and two
458:"Coal-fired power plants to close after new wastewater rule"
1072:
Buildings and structures in
Indiana County, Pennsylvania
212:
207:
194:
189:
179:
168:
158:
148:
138:
133:
122:
110:
102:
65:
47:
39:
18:
280:and at least 24 other power plants in 14 states.
560:
530:http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?b5010
8:
567:
553:
545:
464:. Arlington Heights, IL. Associated Press.
443:"2020 Steam Electric Reconsideration Rule"
15:
1067:Coal-fired power stations in Pennsylvania
292:Power plant from 1000ft above the ground.
276:into streams and rivers, along with the
1052:Energy infrastructure completed in 1971
1047:Energy infrastructure completed in 1970
434:
217:Related media on Commons
423:List of power stations in Pennsylvania
341:emissions, the plant is equipped with
7:
1021:Zaporizhzhia thermal power station
829:Pirdop copper smelter and refinery
14:
485:, U.S. Department of Energy. 2008
483:Energy Information Administration
329:, partially owned by PSEG Power.
311:produced by twin year-around 850
456:Rubinkam, Michael (2021-11-22).
407:
393:
134:Thermal power station
24:
1077:Public Service Enterprise Group
692:Harrison Power Station Scrubber
597:Azerbaijan Thermal Power Plant
1:
1062:Chimneys in the United States
788:Marl-Chemiepark Power Station
712:Homer City Generating Station
869:Robert W Scherer Power Plant
809:Novo-Angrenskaya Power Plant
737:Thermal power station Kakanj
642:Conemaugh Generating Station
503:Puko, Timothy (2011-06-06).
237:Conemaugh Generating Station
30:Conemaugh Generating Station
19:Conemaugh Generating Station
345:and low-NOx burners. A wet
343:electrostatic precipitators
327:Keystone Generating Station
278:Keystone Generating Station
1093:
762:Kostromskaya Power Station
687:Harllee Branch Power Plant
682:Hal B. Wansley Power Plant
60:New Florence, Pennsylvania
1016:Widows Creek Fossil Plant
904:Chimney for Units F-H of
893:Chimney for Units B-E of
727:Jänschwalde Power Station
587:
509:Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
307:The main turbines run on
222:
35:
23:
1057:Towers completed in 1970
1006:W. H. Sammis Power Plant
1000:Westerholt Power Station
921:STEAG Power Plant Walsum
777:Lippendorf Power Station
722:Independence Power Plant
637:Clifty Creek Power Plant
632:Chvaletice Power Station
364:. It is a subsidiary of
350:flue-gas desulfurization
52:West Wheatfield Township
1011:White Bluff Power Plant
942:Thierbach Power Station
916:STEAG Power Plant Herne
879:Romag-Termo Power Plant
839:Pleasants Power Station
799:Mountaineer Power Plant
772:Kyger Creek Power Plant
767:Kozienice Power Station
652:Cumberland Fossil Plant
647:Cuciurgan power station
622:Buschhaus Power Station
602:Bełchatów Power Station
582:(+300 meters in height)
196:Nameplate capacity
159:Turbine technology
969:Tušimice Power Station
958:Trbovlje Power Station
906:Scholven Power Station
895:Scholven Power Station
859:Prunéřov Power Station
854:Provence Power Station
824:Phoenix Copper Smelter
742:Kemerköy power station
732:Jaworzno Power Station
697:Harrison Power Station
293:
757:Kirishi Power Station
752:Kingston Fossil Plant
677:Gusinoozyorskaya GRES
617:Boxberg Power Station
592:Armstrong Power Plant
333:Controlling emissions
291:
190:Power generation
87:40.38472°N 79.06361°W
979:Vojany Power Station
974:Ugljevik Power Plant
965:(under construction)
926:Syrdarya Power Plant
889:Rybnik Power Station
884:Ryazan Power Station
874:Rockport Power Plant
844:Plomin Power Station
794:Mitchell Power Plant
779:(chimney dismantled)
747:Kennecott Smokestack
672:GRES-2 Power Station
627:Cardinal Power Plant
112:Commission date
995:Kawęczyn Heat Plant
953:Trepça Lead Smelter
657:Duvha Power Station
401:Pennsylvania portal
208:External links
180:Cooling source
169:Cooling towers
149:Secondary fuel
92:40.38472; -79.06361
83: /
938:(ceased operation)
931:Teruel Power Plant
804:Novaky Power Plant
540:Photo of the plant
294:
1034:
1033:
899:electricity pylon
707:HKW Chemnitz-Nord
607:Berezovskaya GRES
366:GenOn Energy Inc.
233:
232:
139:Primary fuel
118:Unit 2: May, 1971
116:Unit 1: May, 1970
1084:
985:Volzhskaya TEC-2
981:(height reduced)
864:Reftinskaya GRES
849:Primorskaya GRES
834:Plant Bowen Coal
662:Ekibastuz GRES-1
578:self-supporting
569:
562:
555:
546:
517:
516:
511:. Archived from
500:
494:
493:
491:
490:
480:
472:
466:
465:
453:
447:
446:
439:
417:
412:
411:
403:
398:
397:
396:
226:edit on Wikidata
98:
97:
95:
94:
93:
88:
84:
81:
80:
79:
76:
28:
16:
1092:
1091:
1087:
1086:
1085:
1083:
1082:
1081:
1037:
1036:
1035:
1030:
990:Vuhlehirska TES
783:Maritsa Iztok-3
717:Inco Superstack
583:
573:
526:
521:
520:
502:
501:
497:
488:
486:
478:
474:
473:
469:
455:
454:
450:
441:
440:
436:
431:
413:
406:
399:
394:
392:
389:
379:by discharging
377:Clean Water Act
373:
371:Water pollution
358:
335:
286:
251:Conemaugh River
229:
184:Conemaugh River
143:Bituminous coal
117:
91:
89:
85:
82:
77:
74:
72:
70:
69:
31:
12:
11:
5:
1090:
1088:
1080:
1079:
1074:
1069:
1064:
1059:
1054:
1049:
1039:
1038:
1032:
1031:
1029:
1028:
1023:
1018:
1013:
1008:
1003:
997:
992:
987:
982:
976:
971:
966:
963:Troitskaya TEC
960:
955:
950:
945:
939:
933:
928:
923:
918:
913:
908:
902:
897:(also used as
891:
886:
881:
876:
871:
866:
861:
856:
851:
846:
841:
836:
831:
826:
821:
819:Permskaya GRES
816:
811:
806:
801:
796:
791:
785:
780:
774:
769:
764:
759:
754:
749:
744:
739:
734:
729:
724:
719:
714:
709:
704:
702:Hayden Smelter
699:
694:
689:
684:
679:
674:
669:
664:
659:
654:
649:
644:
639:
634:
629:
624:
619:
614:
609:
604:
599:
594:
588:
585:
584:
574:
572:
571:
564:
557:
549:
543:
542:
537:
532:
525:
524:External links
522:
519:
518:
515:on 2013-01-31.
495:
467:
448:
433:
432:
430:
427:
426:
425:
419:
418:
404:
388:
385:
372:
369:
362:Indiana County
357:
354:
334:
331:
302:cooling towers
298:steam turbines
285:
282:
231:
230:
223:
220:
219:
214:
210:
209:
205:
204:
198:
192:
191:
187:
186:
181:
177:
176:
170:
166:
165:
160:
156:
155:
150:
146:
145:
140:
136:
135:
131:
130:
124:
120:
119:
114:
108:
107:
104:
100:
99:
67:
63:
62:
56:Indiana County
49:
45:
44:
41:
37:
36:
33:
32:
29:
21:
20:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1089:
1078:
1075:
1073:
1070:
1068:
1065:
1063:
1060:
1058:
1055:
1053:
1050:
1048:
1045:
1044:
1042:
1027:
1024:
1022:
1019:
1017:
1014:
1012:
1009:
1007:
1004:
1001:
998:
996:
993:
991:
988:
986:
983:
980:
977:
975:
972:
970:
967:
964:
961:
959:
956:
954:
951:
949:
946:
943:
940:
937:
936:Kharkiv TEC-5
934:
932:
929:
927:
924:
922:
919:
917:
914:
912:
909:
907:
903:
900:
896:
892:
890:
887:
885:
882:
880:
877:
875:
872:
870:
867:
865:
862:
860:
857:
855:
852:
850:
847:
845:
842:
840:
837:
835:
832:
830:
827:
825:
822:
820:
817:
815:
812:
810:
807:
805:
802:
800:
797:
795:
792:
789:
786:
784:
781:
778:
775:
773:
770:
768:
765:
763:
760:
758:
755:
753:
750:
748:
745:
743:
740:
738:
735:
733:
730:
728:
725:
723:
720:
718:
715:
713:
710:
708:
705:
703:
700:
698:
695:
693:
690:
688:
685:
683:
680:
678:
675:
673:
670:
668:
667:Endesa Termic
665:
663:
660:
658:
655:
653:
650:
648:
645:
643:
640:
638:
635:
633:
630:
628:
625:
623:
620:
618:
615:
613:
610:
608:
605:
603:
600:
598:
595:
593:
590:
589:
586:
581:
577:
570:
565:
563:
558:
556:
551:
550:
547:
541:
538:
536:
533:
531:
528:
527:
523:
514:
510:
506:
499:
496:
484:
477:
471:
468:
463:
459:
452:
449:
444:
438:
435:
428:
424:
421:
420:
416:
415:Energy portal
410:
405:
402:
391:
386:
384:
382:
378:
370:
368:
367:
363:
355:
353:
351:
348:
344:
340:
339:air pollution
332:
330:
328:
323:
321:
317:
314:
310:
305:
303:
299:
290:
283:
281:
279:
275:
271:
267:
262:
260:
256:
252:
248:
245:
242:
238:
227:
221:
218:
215:
211:
206:
203:
199:
197:
193:
188:
185:
182:
178:
175:
174:Natural Draft
171:
167:
164:
163:Steam turbine
161:
157:
154:
151:
147:
144:
141:
137:
132:
128:
125:
121:
115:
113:
109:
105:
101:
96:
68:
64:
61:
57:
53:
50:
46:
43:United States
42:
38:
34:
27:
22:
17:
1002:(demolished)
944:(dismantled)
790:(dismantled)
641:
513:the original
508:
498:
487:. Retrieved
470:
462:Daily Herald
461:
451:
437:
374:
359:
336:
324:
306:
295:
263:
259:Pennsylvania
255:New Florence
236:
234:
153:Coal synfuel
1026:Zuevska TES
948:Tobolsk TEC
911:Secunda CTL
612:Bishkek TEC
535:PSEG Fossil
337:To control
257:in Western
239:is a 1,872
127:PSEG Fossil
106:Operational
90: /
66:Coordinates
1041:Categories
814:Orot Rabin
489:2009-11-28
429:References
381:wastewater
320:hyperbolic
78:79°03′49″W
75:40°23′05″N
576:Supertall
347:limestone
580:chimneys
387:See also
284:Facility
274:selenium
244:baseload
129:, others
123:Owner(s)
48:Location
479:(Excel)
356:Company
316:boilers
270:arsenic
266:mercury
213:Commons
58:, near
40:Country
272:, and
103:Status
309:steam
253:from
224:[
200:1872
247:coal
235:The
172:2 ×
313:MWe
1043::
507:.
481:.
460:.
304:.
268:,
241:MW
202:MW
54:,
901:)
568:e
561:t
554:v
492:.
228:]
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
