Homer City Generating Station is a 2-GW coal-burning power station near Homer City, in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA. It is majority-owned by General Electric and operated by NRG Energy. Units 1 and 2, rated at 660 MWe, began operation in 1969. Unit 3, rated at 692 MWe nameplate capacity, was launched in 1977. It employs about 260 people, and generates enough electricity to supply two million households. The facility's owners are considering deactivating some of its units, and will make a final decision by April of 2022. Location The station is located in Center Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, occupying approximately . The site also includes the Two Lick Reservoir, a water conservation facility which is operated by the station. Coal supply But now with diminishing local coal and mines to support it, the train track that runs through Indiana University of Pennsylvania has reopened and now supplies are brought in by train. History Until its construction in the 1960s by the Pennsylvania Electric Co. (PenElec) and others, much of the property was owned by the George family. In 1969, Units #1 and #2 began operation, while Unit #3 began operating in 1977. In 2001, affiliates of General Electric bought the plant from Edison International, and subsequently leased it back to them. In 2011, Edison failed to secure financing to add pollution-control devices and announced plans to transfer full control to General Electric. On February 29, 2012, Edison took a $1 billion impairment charge related to the Homer City plant and several other coal-fired power plants. At the end of 2012 full control of the plant was transferred back to General Electric, which hired an NRG affiliate to operate it. In early 2017, the plant filed for bankruptcy protection. Water use From there, the Black Lick enters the Conemaugh River, which goes on to meet the Loyalhanna River, creating the Kiskiminetas River, before entering the Allegheny River. Pollution A scrubber was added in 1998 which reduced mercury output. In 2012, General Electric, through contractors, began construction of anti-pollution control equipment known as "scrubbers" to further reduce the plant's emissions. Sulfur dioxide (SO2) pollution In 1995, Homer City discharged of SO2. In 2003, Homer City discharged of SO2 and was ranked the fourth-largest SO2 polluter in the nation. In 2005, the facility was ranked as the nation's sixth-highest SO2 polluter as it discharged only 119,771 pounds (54.327 metric tons) of SO2 that