Salem Harbor Power Plant (Salem, Massachusetts)

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Coal power--locals don't particularly care for it.

The Salem Harbor plant in Salem, Mass., once had four coal and oil units, with a capacity of 745 megawatts. Due to falling natural gas prices two have closed, and the others are scheduled to close in 2013. The new owner intends to build a 630-megawatt plant that will run on natural gas, however the price of Natural Gas is more volatile and it cannot be stored like Coal or Oil.
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Coordinates:   42°31'30"N   70°52'41"W

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  • Three workers were severely injured when a high-pressure steam pipe burst here on November 6, 2007 - all three men later succumbed to their injuries the next day. http://www.thebostonchannel.com/newsarchive/14530722/detail.html
  • The 1950s-era coal-fired power electric generating plant has been owned by Virginia-based energy giant Dominion Resources, Inc., since 2005. It sits on a 65-acre waterfront site in Salem and generates enough energy to power about 740,000 homes.
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