Hummel Station - Capital Power (click for larger version)
In 2018, the Panda Hummel Marcellus-fired power plant in Snyder County, PA, roared to life (see Marcellus-Fired Panda Hummel Electric Plant Roars to Life in PA). Panda Hummel was one of the largest coal-to-gas conversion projects in the country, constructing a large 1,124-megawatt (MW) Marcellus gas-fired electric plant on the site of a retired coal-fired plant near Shamokin Dam in Snyder County. In April, Capital Power Corporation, based in Edmonton (Alberta), Canada, a power producer with approximately 10 gigawatts (GW) of power generation at 30 facilities across North America, announced it was buying two gas-fired power plants from LS Power, including Hummel (see Canada’s Capital Power Buying 2 PJM Gas-Fired Plants in PA, OH). At yesterday's energy event in Pittsburgh (see our lead post today), Capital Power announced a $3 billion investment over 10 years to upgrade and expand the Hummel plant, including $2 billion dedicated to purchasing Pennsylvania gas.
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