Piney Creek Power Plant

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Piney Creek Power Plant is a retired power station in Clarion, Pennsylvania, United States. It is also known as Colmac Clarion power station.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Piney Creek Power Plant	Clarion, Pennsylvania, United States	41.176498, -79.441377 (exact)

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• ': 41.176498, -79.441377

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year	Retired year
retired	coal: waste coal	36.2	subcritical	1992	2013

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Owner	Parent
ACI Energy Inc [100%]	ACI Energy Inc [100.0%]

Background

Construction on the plant began in 1990, and the unit commissioned on December 17, 1992. The plant was shutdown in 2013 and contracted for disposal in January 2014.

Emissions Data

• CO₂ Emissions: 247,086 tons (2000)
• SO₂ Emissions: 963 tons (2002)
• SO₂ Emissions per MWh: 7,21 lb/MWh
• NO_x Emissions: 221 tons (2002)
• Mercury Emissions:

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