The largest coal-fired power plant in Pennsylvania recently became the latest to announce its retirement plans, prompting questions about its future use and highlighting the debate over the state’s transition to a green economy.
After wavering in and out of bankruptcy and operating at less than 50% capacity for the last seven years and at around 20% capacity since 2022, per the Sierra Club, the Homer City Generating Station in Indiana County, in southwestern Pennsylvania, will cease operations on July 1. It is now the fifth of five coal-fired power plants in the commonwealth to create plans for decommissioning by 2028.
