Kimberly-Clark Chester Power Plant

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Kimberly-Clark Chester Power Plant is a retired power station in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States. It is also known as Chester Cogeneration Plant.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Kimberly-Clark Chester Power Plant	Chester, Pennsylvania, United States	39.84318, -75.358657 (exact)

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 5: 39.84318, -75.358657

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year	Retired year
Unit 5	Retired	coal: waste coal	67	subcritical	1964	2019

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner	Parent
Unit 5	Kimberly-Clark Corp [100%]	Kimberly-Clark Corp [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

• Captive industry use (heat or power): power
• Captive industry: Pulp & Paper

Background

The Kimberly-Clark Chester Power Plant co-fired coal and petroleum coke. Along with several other oil-fired units, it powered Kimberly-Clark's Chester paper mill. The power station retired in 2019.

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Additional data

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