Hatfield's Ferry Power Station
Hatfield's Ferry Power Station was a 1.7-gigawatt (1,700 MW), coal power plant located in Greene County, Pennsylvania. The plant was operated by FirstEnergy. It began operations in 1969 and was shut down in 2013.
| Hatfield's Ferry Power Station | |
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.jpg.webp) Hatfield's Ferry Power Station in 1978 | |
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| Country | United States |
| Location | Greene County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 39°51′20″N 79°55′39″W |
| Status | Decommissioned |
| Commission date | 1969 |
| Decommission date | Units 1–3: October 9, 2013 |
| Owner(s) | FirstEnergy |
| Operator(s) | FirstEnergy |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Coal |
| Cooling source | Monongahela River |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 1,700 MW |
| External links | |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
History
Hatfield's Ferry began generation in 1969 under the operations of Allegheny Energy.[1] FirstEnergy assumed operations of Hatfield's Ferry following its merger with Allegheny Energy in 2010.[2]
Environmental mitigation
In the mid-1990s, Allegheny Energy installed a control system which reduced the plant's nitrogen oxide (NO
x ) emissions. In 2001, Hatfield's Ferry added a natural gas reburn system.[1] In that same year, Allegheny Energy introduced a passive treatment system where groundwater from the fly ash landfill is treated with wetlands.[3] Allegheny Energy commissioned a flue-gas desulfurization (FGD) system, designed by Babcock & Wilcox, to be installed at Hatfield's Ferry in 2006.[4][5] The equipment, which cost $700 million to install, removed 95% of sulfur dioxide (SO
2) and lowered mercury emissions at the plant when it was activated in 2009.[1]
Closure and future plans
On July 9, 2013, FirstEnergy announced they would be shutting down Hatfield's Ferry by October 9. The company decided against investing $245 million to retrofit Hatfield's Ferry in order to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS).[1] In April 2017, FirstEnergy announced they would be selling part of the power plant site to APV Renaissance Partners Opco who are proposing a natural gas power plant.[6]
References
- Ferris, Steve (July 9, 2013). "FirstEnergy closing Hatfield's Ferry Power Station". Herald-Standard. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
- "Allegheny Energy, Form 8-K, Current Report, Filing Date Feb 11, 2010" (PDF). secdatabase.com. February 11, 2010. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
- Storey, Jerry (April 22, 2001). "Hatfield's Ferry installs wetland treatment facility". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
- "Allegheny Energy to install scrubbers at Hatfield's Ferry Power Station". Power Engineering. July 13, 2006. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
- "Hatfield's Ferry Station Units 1, 2 and 3". Babcock & Wilcox. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
- Moore, Daniel (April 5, 2017). "FirstEnergy sells part of former Hatfield power plant to gas developer". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved February 21, 2020.