Construction at the Homer City Redevelopment site has reached an important milestone.
(Crews putting the first steel beams of the Gas Insulated Switchgear Building at the Homer City Redevelopment Site. Photos courtesy of HCR)
HCR announced the commencement of “vertical construction” at the former Homer City Generation site with the first steel being set into place. The first structure being built is the Gas Insulated Switchgear building, a steel-framed facility that will house the high-voltage electrical equipment that will connect the campus to the PJM grid.
It has been a little over a year since the smokestacks and cooling towers of the former generating station were demolished. This comes on the heels of a recent announcement that there are now over 1000 workers active on the site.
HCR and Knighthead Capital Management Partner Andrew Shannahan said that “As the project goes vertical, our vision that Homer City can serve as a national model for advanced power generation is taking shape in Indiana County.” When complete, the 4.5 gigawatt natural gas-fired power plant is expected to double the power output of the former coal-fired facility and it is expected to provide power to 13 states and Washington D.C.
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