All around the country, utilities are shuttering coal-fired power plants or converting them to natural gas, which has become a cheap, plentiful fuel.
But the hulking 51-year-old Brunner Island power plant perched along the Susquehanna River at Lancaster County‘s western boundary will continue to be a major power-producer for years to come, according to its owner, PPL.
“Brunner Island remains an important part of PPL’s future. The company has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in environmental improvements at the plant to keep it viable for the long term,” said George Lewis, PPL’s director of corporate communications.
Brunner Island produces enough power to drive 1 million homes. But keeping it chugging along will buck a national trend and require even more investments in pollution equipment.
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