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5 things you need to know about Bruce Mansfield Power Plant

SHIPPINGPORT, Pa. — Two workers have died and four others were injured after an accident late Tuesday night at the Bruce Mansfield Power Plant in Shippingport, Beaver County.

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Here are the five things you need to know about the Bruce Mansfield Plant:

1.      BRUCE MANSFIELD IS FIRSTENERGY'S LARGEST COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT.

  • The plant is located in Shippingport, Pennsylvania, along the Ohio River, approximately 25 miles northwest of Pittsburgh.
  • The site covers 473 acres.
  • The plant is up river from the Beaver Valley Power Station, a nuclear-powered plant.

2.      WHAT DO THEY DO AT THE PLANT?

  • The plant operates three coal-fired units that produce 2,490 megawatts of electricity.
  • At full capacity, the plant's generating units can produce 59 million kilowatthours of electricity daily.
  • The plant uses more than seven million tons of coal annually.

3.      THE BRUCE MANSFIELD PLANT IS ONE OF BEAVER COUNTY'S TOP EMPLOYERS.

  • The plant employs 350 people in Beaver County.
  • According the Pennsylvania Department of Labor, First Energy Generation Corporation is the 23rd largest employer in the county.

4.      WHAT IMPACT DO THEY HAVE ON THE ECONOMY?

  • In addition to being one of the Beaver County's largest employers, the plant pays approximately $1.5 million in property taxes every year.

5.     WHAT IS THE PLANTS IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT?

  • The Bruce Mansfield Plant is a recognized showplace for environmental technology. More than one out of every three dollars spent to build the $1.4 billion facility was spent on environmental protection.
  • One out of three employees operates pollution control equipment.
  • Most recently, the plant was updated to comply with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Mercury and Air Toxics Standards.

(SOURCE: FirstEnergy Generation, PA Department of Labor)

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