Cheswick Power Station

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Cheswick Power Station is a retired power station in Cheswick, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Cheswick Power Station	Cheswick, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States	40.538714, -79.791156 (exact)

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 1: 40.538714, -79.791156

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year	Retired year
Unit 1	retired	coal: bituminous	637	subcritical	1970	2022

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner	Parent
Unit 1	NRG Power Midwest LP [100%]	NRG Power Generation Assets LLC [99.0%]

Retirement

In June 2021, GenOn announced plans to retire the Cheswick power station by September 15, 2021. One month after their original announcement, GenOn revised their expected retirement of Cheswick to April 2022.

The Cheswick Power Station retired in March 2022.

Emissions Data

• 2006 CO₂ Emissions: 2,818,931 tons
• 2006 SO₂ Emissions: 32,373 tons
• 2006 SO₂ Emissions per MWh:
• 2006 NO_x Emissions: 4,221 tons
• 2005 Mercury Emissions: 180 lb.

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Additional data

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