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Cromby Generating Station (Defunct)

USA / Pennsylvania / Phoenixville /
 abandoned / shut down, power station
Owner/operator : Exelon Energy Inc.

A former coal-burning power plant run by Exelon/PECO on the north side of Phoenixville. Cromby Unit 1 and Unit 2 were installed in 1954 and 1955, respectively. Unit 1 was a 144-megawatt (MW) coal fired unit that was one of Exelon’s most utilized units with more than 330,000 hours of service. Unit 2 was a 201 MW unit that operated on either natural gas or No. 6 fuel based on fuel markets. 421 MW max Total Plant Gen. capacity.

Unit 1, retired from service on May 31, 2011.
Unit 2 retired at the end of 2011, when Cromby Station ceased as a generating plant.

Phoenixville, Chester Co., Pa.

www.exeloncorp.com/powerplants/cromby/Pages/profile.asp...
www.phoenixvillenews.com/articles/2009/12/05/news/srv00...
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exelon
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Coordinates:   40°9'10"N   75°31'50"W
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