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History. Armstrong's two units went in service in 1958 and 1959. The chimney of Armstrong Power Station, which was built in 1982 is 1,011 feet (308 m) tall and cost $13 million. The facility was owned by Allegheny Energy Supply before merging with Akron, Ohio based FirstEnergy in February 2011.
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The Armstrong power station was owned and operated by Allegheny Energy Supply Company, a subsidiary of the investor-owned electricity utility Allegheny Energy. It had a capacity of 356 MW and was located in Kittanning, Pennsylvania. In 2006, the power station reportedly emitted 2,195,757 tons of CO2. The power station was retired in 2012.
On January 26, 2012, FirstEnergy said it is 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 Statio...
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To access additional data, including an interactive map of coal-fired power stations, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Coal Plant Trackeron the Global Energy Monitor website.
The suit claimed that Allegheny Energy has made major upgrades at its Armstrong, Hatfield's Ferry, and Mitchell electric generating stations, having dramatically increased emissions without installing new pollution controls required by the Clean Air Act.
Dec 25, 2019 · Plant Data. Owner: Allegheny Energy Supply Company; Parent Company: Allegheny Energy; Plant Nameplate Capacity: 326 MW; Units and In-Service Dates: 163 MW (1958), 163 MW (1959) Location: Road 1 State Rte. 4006, Kittanning, PA 16201; GPS Coordinates: 40.928611, -79.464722; Coal Consumption: Coal Source: Number of Employees: Emissions Data
Allegheny Energy: Allegheny: 556: 2x1 Combined Cycle: 2003: Armstrong: Armstrong: 688: Simple Cycle (x4) 2002: Bethlehem Power Plant: Northampton
Existing coal-fired power plants. Allegheny Energy owned 22 coal-fired generating stations in 2005, with 7,636 MW of capacity. Here is a list of Allegheny's coal power plants with capacity over 100 MW:
Armstrong Power Station was a 356 megawatt (MW), coal power plant in Washington Township, Armstrong County along the Allegheny River across from Mahoning Creek and Templeton, Pennsylvania, about 10 miles (16 km) north of Kittanning, Pennsylvania. The plant operated from 1958 to 2012.
