Hunlock Power Station

From Global Energy Monitor

Hunlock Power Station is an operating power station of at least 146-megawatts (MW) in Hunlock, Pennsylvania, United States with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Hunlock Power Station Hunlock, Pennsylvania, United States 41.201538, -76.069648 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 3: 41.201538, -76.069648
  • Unit HUN1: 41.20056, -76.07

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 3 retired coal - anthracite 49.9 subcritical 1959 2010
Unit HUN1 operating[1] gas[1] 146[1] combined cycle[1] no[1] 2011[1]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Unit 3 UGI Development Co [100.0%]
Unit HUN1 UGI Development Co[2] UGI Corporation [100.0%]

Background

The station's coal units 1 & 2 were retired in 1975. In 2009, the Pennsylvania DEP approved the retrofitting of Hunlock Creek-3 with two gas turbines. At the end of May 2010, the coal-fired boiler was retired.[3]

(2005) Emissions Data

  • CO2 Emissions: 350,219 tons (2005)
  • SO2 Emissions: 4,532 tons (2005)
  • SO2 Emissions per MWh: 38.40 lb/MWh
  • NOx Emissions: 451 tons (2005)
  • Mercury Emissions:

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (November 2019)". Archived from the original on June 12, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  2. "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA-860A/860B), 2018". Archived from the original on November 16, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  3. "Coal-Fired Power Plants in Pennsylvania," Power Plants Around the World, accessed September 2012.

Additional data

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