Armstrong Power Station was a 356 megawatt ( MW),

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in Washington Township, Armstrong County along the

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across from Mahoning Creek and

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, about north of

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. The plant operated from 1958 to 2012.

History

Armstrong's two units went in service in 1958 and 1959. The chimney of Armstrong Power Station, which was built in 1982 is tall and cost $13 million. The facility was owned by Allegheny Energy Supply before merging with

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based

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in February 2011. The power plant was closed on September 1, 2012 by FirstEnergy, along with six other plants in the tri-county grid to comply with federal

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(EPA) guidelines that set new Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) and other environmental and

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requirements. The decision was made not to invest in some of the smaller plants considering it would be quite expensive to install a

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and other

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control upgrades to keep the plant in operation.

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