PSEG closes its last remaining coal-fired power plant

• 2 years ago (2021-06-02)
• David Flin

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Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) has announced on 1 June that it retired its last remaining coal-fired power plant, the 400 MW Bridgeport Harbor Station Unit 3 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. This plant has operated since 1968.

Originally designed to be fuelled with oil or coal, Unit 3 was converted to fully coal in 2002, and provided 400 MW.

Ralph Izzo, President and CEO of PSEG, said: “For PSEG, the retirement of BHS 3 marks the end of our company’s coal era, reflecting a nationwide trend toward the use of cleaner fuels to generate the electricity we need to power our lives.”

The company is still working to sell its remaining fossil fuel assets, mostly natural gas-fired, by the end of 2021. The natural gas-fired Bridgeport Harbor Station Unit 5 is still operating and is one of the plants PSEG is looking to sell. Following this sale, PSEG Power’s fleet will consist almost entirely of carbon-free electricity, including nuclear plants in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and new investments in offshore wind generation.