Eddystone Generating Station
Eddystone Generating Station is an operating power station of at least 782-megawatts (MW) in Eddystone, Pennsylvania, with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.
On December 2, 2009, Exelon announced that it would retire its two coal units at Eddystone Generating Station in 2011 and 2012. Eddystone will continue to operate 820 MW of natural gas- and oil-fired generation.
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This image was taken while ascending from Philadelphia International Airport bound for Buffalo, New York. The town of Eddystone is a suburb of Philadelphia.
The coal units were apparently retired, as Google Maps depicts a mountain of coal in the tan colored lot, lower left. This image shows oil tank cars ringing the facility, where as in the Google image it was all coal hopper cars.
Eddystone Generating Station
Eddystone Generating Station is an operating power station of at least 782-megawatts (MW) in Eddystone, Pennsylvania, with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.
On December 2, 2009, Exelon announced that it would retire its two coal units at Eddystone Generating Station in 2011 and 2012. Eddystone will continue to operate 820 MW of natural gas- and oil-fired generation.
Wikipedia
This image was taken while ascending from Philadelphia International Airport bound for Buffalo, New York. The town of Eddystone is a suburb of Philadelphia.
The coal units were apparently retired, as Google Maps depicts a mountain of coal in the tan colored lot, lower left. This image shows oil tank cars ringing the facility, where as in the Google image it was all coal hopper cars.