R. Paul Smith power station

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R. Paul Smith power station is a retired power station in Williamsport, Washington, Maryland, United States. It is also known as R Paul Smith power station.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
R. Paul Smith power station Williamsport, Washington, Maryland, United States 39.595022, -77.826739 (exact)

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 11, Unit 9: 39.595022, -77.826739

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Unit 11 retired coal: bituminous 75 subcritical 1958 2012
Unit 9 retired coal: bituminous 34.5 subcritical 1947 2012

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Unit 11 FirstEnergy Solutions Corp [100%] FirstEnergy Corp
Unit 9 FirstEnergy Solutions Corp [100%] FirstEnergy Corp

Background

The power station is located in Williamsport, Maryland.[1]

On January 26, 2012, FirstEnergy said it was permanently closing six of its coal plants by September 1, 2012: Bay Shore Plant, Units 2-4, in Oregon, Ohio; Eastlake Power Plant in Eastlake, Ohio; Ashtabula Plant in Ashtabula, Ohio; Lake Shore Plant in Cleveland, Ohio; Armstrong Power Station in Adrian, Pennsylvania; and the R. Paul Smith power station in Williamsport, Maryland. The plants had served mostly as peaking or intermediate facilities.[2]

Emissions Data

  • 2006 CO2 Emissions: 754,854 tons
  • 2006 SO2 Emissions:
  • 2006 SO2 Emissions per MWh:
  • 2006 NOx Emissions:
  • 2005 Mercury Emissions:

Coal Waste Sites

Articles and Resources

References

  1. Allegheny Energy, "Generating Facilities", Allegheny Energy website, accessed June 2008.
  2. "FirstEnergy, Citing Impact of Environmental Regulations, Will Retire Six Coal-Fired Power Plants" PR Newswire, Jan. 26, 2012.

Additional data

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