Holtwood is an
unincorporated community
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in
Martic Township,
Lancaster County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Pennsylvania
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.
Holtwood is the site of the
Muddy Run Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Power Plant (172 Bethesda Church Road West, Holtwood, PA 17532), along the
Susquehanna River. It pumps water into a reservoir during off-peak hours and uses that water to generate electricity during peak demand hours; it produces over 1,000
megawatt
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s (MW) of power.
References
External links
Community profile
Unincorporated communities in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania
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