Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC - Spring
Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC - Spring is a coal plant in York County, Pennsylvania, operated by Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC (PA). Counting by its oldest working unit (1948), it is the fifth-oldest of the 195 coal plants still running in the United States. Its units draw on three kinds of energy: coal, biomass and waste and natural gas. Its oldest working unit dates from 1948, earlier than at any other coal plant in Pennsylvania.
Nameplate capacity, 2025
104 MW
85 MW net summer capacity
5 operable units
- Coal steam45.9 MW44%
- Wood and wood waste39.1 MW38%
- Gas steam turbine18.6 MW18%
Unit by unit, 1948 to 2025
operating in 2025retiredbar height follows unit size
Unit GEN1 Gas steam turbine, 6 MW, 1948
Unit GEN3 Gas steam turbine, 5.1 MW, 1948
Unit GEN4 Gas steam turbine, 7.5 MW, 1962
Unit GEN2 Gas steam turbine, 5.9 MW, 1975–2016
Unit GEN5 Coal steam, 45.9 MW, 1989
Unit GEN6 Wood and wood waste, 39.1 MW, 1994
Among Pennsylvania’s plants
Largest plants in the state by nameplate capacity, with the plants ranked next to this one.
- 1Peach Bottom2,876 MW
- 2TalenEnergy Susquehanna2,532 MW
- 3Limerick2,277 MW
- 54Procter & Gamble Mehoopany Mill120 MW
- 55Colver Green Energy118 MW
- 56Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC - Springthis plant
- 57Locust Ridge II LLC102 MW
- 58Armenia Mountain Wind Farm100 MW
Other rankings
- All US power plants
- 2521st of 14,286
- Power plants in Pennsylvania
- 56th of 273
- US coal plants
- 156th of 195
- Coal plants in Pennsylvania
- 6th of 13
- Plants in the PJM Interconnection balancing area
- 306th of 2,049
- Biggest single unit, among Pennsylvania’s plants
- 84th of 273
Operable units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN3 | Gas steam turbine | 5.1 MW | 4 MW | 1948 | Operating |
| GEN1 | Gas steam turbine | 6 MW | 5 MW | 1948 | Operating |
| GEN4 | Gas steam turbine | 7.5 MW | 8.7 MW | 1962 | Operating |
| GEN5 | Coal steam | 45.9 MW | 36.1 MW | 1989 | Operating |
| GEN6 | Wood and wood waste | 39.1 MW | 31.2 MW | 1994 | Operating |
Retired units
Retired capacity here totals 5.9 MW, mostly natural gas units.
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | In service |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEN2 | Gas steam turbine | 5.9 MW | 1975–2016 |
Grid and site
- Balancing area
- PJM Interconnection
- Reliability region
- ReliabilityFirst
- Highest grid connection voltage
- 117 kV
- Water source
- North Codorus Creek
- Nearest town on record
- Spring Grove
- Operator type
- Industrial (cogeneration)
- Coordinates
- 39.871°N, 76.868°W
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Cottontail Solar 2 | Solar | 20 MW | 6.9 mi northeast |
| Hamilton (PA) | Oil and petroleum | 19.6 MW | 6.9 mi west |
| York County Resource Recovery | Biomass and waste | 36.5 MW | 12.0 mi northeast |
| Haleon York RDC Solar Facility | Solar | 2.6 MW | 13.9 mi northeast |
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| FFP - MD Foxhall | Solar | 2 MW | 14.6 mi southeast |