Cheswick Power Plant

Address

P. O. Box 65
Cheswick, PA 15024
United States

Latitude: 40.5383

Longitude: -79.7906

Year Opened: 1970

Water Source: Allegheny River

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Data Sources

EIA 2008
EIA 2012 Form 860
EIA 2014 Form 860

Distance (miles)	0	2.5	5	10	25
American Indian	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%
Asian		0.7%	0.8%	2.2%	4.0%
Black	2.8%	2.4%	10.3%	17.8%	12.4%
Hispanic	0.9%	1.4%	2.0%	2.1%	2.5%
White	90.7%	91.6%	81.9%	73.2%	76.7%

Population	1,234	14k	54k	196k	1,322k
Income	$52k				$62k

CORPORATIONS

Name	Relation	Ownership
Orion Power Midwest LP	Owner	100%

LINKS

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Generator #1
Power 637 MW

Status History

Closed	4-1-2022
Operating	6-1-1970

Fuels and Products

Coal		1#	Input
Natural Gas		2#	Input

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