Hunterstown Power Station

USA / Pennsylvania / Lake Heritage / Hunterstown Road, 1731
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Owner/operator : GenOn Energy inc.

The Hunterstown plant is natural-gas fired, combined-cycle power plant with capacity rating of 839-megawatts. It is located on 89 acres in a brownfield industrial site in Straban Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. The facility includes three state-of-the-art combustion turbines and three heat recovery steam generators with selective catalytic reduction. The plant utilizes a dry-cooled condenser to minimize groundwater usage from on-site wells.

The facility began commercial operation in 2003, providing electric power to PJM Interconnection. Also located at the site are three dual-fuel simple cycle combustion turbines with a capacity rating of 71-megawatts total. The Hunterstown simple cycle site entered commercial operation in 1971.

x7 Nat Gas fired (x4 Comb Cyc Turb + x3 Gas Turb.) Gen Sets
= 958 MW max Total Plant Gen. Capacity

Hunterstown, Adams Co., Pa.
www.genon.com/company/stations/hunterstown.aspx
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Coordinates:   39°52'21"N   77°10'2"W

Comments

  • This site also occupies much of the eastern part of the Civil War's Huntertown Battle field (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hunterstown )and http://www.hunterstown1863.com/id19.html
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