Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station
Beaver Valley Power Station is a nuclear power plant on the Ohio River covering 1,000 acres (400 ha) near Shippingport, Pennsylvania, United States, 27 miles (43 km) roughly northwest of Pittsburgh. The plant is operated by Energy Harbor and power is generated by two Westinghouse pressurized water reactors. As of 2023, it is the fourth largest employer in Beaver County.
| Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station | |
|---|---|
Aerial photograph of the power plant | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Shippingport, Beaver County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40°37′24″N 80°25′50″W |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | Unit 1: June 26, 1970 Unit 2: May 3, 1974 |
| Commission date | Unit 1: October 1, 1976 Unit 2: November 17, 1987 |
| Construction cost | $8.520 billion (2007 USD) |
| Owner(s) | Energy Harbor |
| Operator(s) | Energy Harbor |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | PWR |
| Reactor supplier | Westinghouse |
| Cooling towers | 2 × Natural Draft |
| Cooling source | Ohio River |
| Thermal capacity | 2 × 2900 MWth |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 1 × 980 MWe 1 × 960 MWe |
| Make and model | WH 3-loop (DRYSUB) |
| Nameplate capacity | 1826 MW |
| Capacity factor | 95.73% (2017) 80.25% (lifetime) |
| Annual net output | 14,381 GWh (2021) |
| External links | |
| Website | Beaver Valley |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
In 2018, previous owner FirstEnergy Solutions filed for bankruptcy and announced the plant would begin deactivation by 2021. However, upon emergence from bankruptcy in 2020 as new owner Energy Harbor, the shutdown of the plant was reversed largely due to then Governor Tom Wolf's decision to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
In 2023, it was announced that parent company Energy Harbor will be acquired by retail electricity and power generation company Vistra Corp, who is based in Irving, Tx.