Salem Harbor Power Station is a natural gas-fired power plant located in
Salem, Massachusetts. It replaced an outdated coal-fired plant on the same site and went online in May 2018.
The facility sits on
land reclaimed during the 1800s, and was previously the site of a wharf and
coal depository. Construction on the original plant began in the 1950s, and was expanded numerous times.
It is smaller than the original plant, allowing 40-acres of waterfront land to be used for future development. The 60-year-old coal plant, which was purchased by Footprint Power in 2012, was brought offline on May 31, 2014. Demolition work was completed in 2016, while the new plant was being built around it.
On March 23, 2022, the development company filed for
Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (Title 11 of the United States Code) permits reorganization under the bankruptcy laws of the United States. Such reorganization, known as Chapter 11 bankruptcy, is available to every business, whe ...
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See also
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List of power stations in Massachusetts
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Global warming
References
Salem, Massachusetts
Coal-fired power stations in Massachusetts
Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2022
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