Smokestack and Steam from Cooling Towers at Coal Fired Power Plant

Shippingport, PA
On January 10, 2018, this plant caught fire, causing damage to its roof and duct work, and significant damage to two of the four units. The damage was severe enough that deactivation of both units were accelerated from June 2021 to February 5, 2019. Possibly the court order closing the lake of coal ash into which this plant dumped its waste was also a factor. At the time of this photo, this plant was the 6th largest greenhouse gas emitter in the USA.

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