At that time, the company said it intended to continue to operate the 2 gigawatt facility, which has about 130 employees and can supply power to about 2 million residences. The closing at Homer City is a reversal of an announcement that was made last April.
Homer City Generation LP said last month its decision to close the 54-year-old plant in Center Township was driven by the low price of natural gas, a spike in the cost of its coal supply, unseasonably warm winters and tightening environmental regulations. Two other coal-fired power plants in Indiana and Armstrong counties could be following the same closure path in the next several years.
The iconic Homer City coal-fired power plant, with its four tall smokestacks and three cooling towers north of Route 22 in Indiana County, will be shutting down over the next three months.
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