PPL Corp. of Allentown has completed a new 125-megawatt
powerhouse at its Holtwood hydroelectric facility along the Susquehanna River
in southcentral Pennsylvania.
The additional capacity is enough to power about 100,000
homes.
The powerhouse is part of a $440 million expansion project
to boost the plant's generating capacity and to improve fish passage over the
100-year old dam. The new powerhouse more than doubles the plant's generating
capacity from about 108 megawatts to more than 230 megawatts.
"This project, one of the largest expansions of its
kind in the U.S., represents a major investment in clean, reliable, renewable
energy," said Victor Lopiano, senior vice president of Fossil & Hydro
Generation for PPL.
With the project completed, the company expects to qualify
for federal grants made available through the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009. It said the incentives were a key factor in its
decision to build the facility and are expected to exceed $100 million.
PPL said the multiyear project created more than 300
construction jobs.
The plant is owned by PPL Holtwood, a subsidiary of PPL
Generation and part of the PPL Corp. family of companies.
Source: LVB.com
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