Homer City Generating Station
| Homer City Generating Station | |
|---|---|
Homer City Generation Station in March 2008 | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Center Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 40°30′39″N 79°11′37″W / 40.51083°N 79.19361°W |
| Status | Decommissioned |
| Commission date | Units 1–2: 1969 Unit 3: 1977 |
| Decommission date | Units 1-3: July 1, 2023 |
| Owners | Hedge funds and private equity firms |
| Operator | NRG Energy |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Bituminous coal |
| Turbine technology | Steam turbine |
| Cooling source | Two Lick Reservoir, Two Lick Creek, and Blacklick Creek |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 2022 MW |
| External links | |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
Homer City Generating Station is a decommissioned 2-GW coal-burning power station near Homer City, in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA. It is owned by hedge funds and private equity firms and is operated by NRG Energy. Units 1 and 2, rated at 660 MWe, began operation in 1969. Unit 3, rated at 692 MWe nameplate capacity, was launched in 1977. It employed about 124 people.
During the 2010s, it underwent two bankruptcies within five years. On April 3, 2023, Homer City Generation announced a decision to shut down the power plant and be offline by June 2, 2023. Demolition of the site included destruction of the chimneys and cooling towers on March 22rd, 2025. In April of 2025, Homer City Redevelopment announced plans to use existing infrastructure to construct a natural gas plant and data center campus.