Keystone Generating Station

 thermal power station, coal-fired

Owner/Operator : Consortium of Operating Cos.
(Incld Reliant Energy)

Coal-fired electric power plant with a generating capacity of 1712 megawatts. Commercial operation began in 1967 (Unit 1) and 1968 (Unit 2). The plant is jointly owned by several companies including its operator, Reliant Energy.

Keystone is a coal-fired electric generating station featuring two pulverized coal, supercritical boilers (1,700 MW) and four diesel units (12 MW) with total generating capacity of 1,712 megawatts. The facility is located on a 1,459-acre site in Indiana and Armstrong counties near Shelocta, Pennsylvania. It is jointly owned by a group of seven co-owners. Reliant Energy has a 16 percent interest in Keystone and operates the facility for the owners group.

x2 Coal fired (pulverised coal) Gen sets + 4 small diesel gen. sets
= 1, 872 MW max total Gen. capacity.

Elderton, Armstrong Co., Pa.

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