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[td]}}[/td] [td]The '''Limerick Generating Station''' is a [[nuclear power plant]] located next to the [[Schuylkill River]] in [[Limerick Township, Pennsylvania|Limerick Township]], [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery County]], [[Pennsylvania]], approximately {{convert|29|miles|km}} northwest of [[Center City Philadelphia|Center City]], [[Philadelphia]]. The facility has two [[General Electric]] [[boiling water reactor]] (BWR) units, cooled by natural draft cooling towers. According to its owner, [[Constellation Energy]], the two units are capable of producing 2,317 megawatts of power, which combined would provide electricity to around 2 million households. Constellation owns and operates this facility following their separation from [[Exelon Corporation]] in 2022. With the exception of refueling outages, Limerick Generating Station continuously operates at 100% power. The plant is connected to the grid, and transmits power, via multiple 500kv transmission lines.[/td]
[td]The '''Limerick Generating Station''', branded as the '''Limerick Clean Energy Center''' ('''LCEC'''), is a [[nuclear power plant]] located next to the [[Schuylkill River]] in [[Limerick Township, Pennsylvania|Limerick Township]], [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery County]], [[Pennsylvania]], approximately {{convert|29|miles|km}} northwest of [[Center City Philadelphia|Center City]], [[Philadelphia]]. The facility has two [[General Electric]] [[boiling water reactor]] (BWR) units, cooled by natural draft cooling towers. According to its owner, [[Constellation Energy]], the two units are capable of producing 2,317 megawatts of power, which combined would provide electricity to around 2 million households. Constellation owns and operates this facility following their separation from [[Exelon Corporation]] in 2022. With the exception of refueling outages, Limerick Generating Station continuously operates at 100% power. The plant is connected to the grid, and transmits power, via multiple 500kv transmission lines.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]Limerick is a [[black start]] plant, meaning it does not require grid power for stator excitation. For critical standby power, Limerick depends on eight [[Fairbanks Morse 38 8-1/8 diesel engine]] generator sets that each deliver 3000 kilowatts of power and are capable of achieving rated speed within ten seconds of start.[/td]
[td]Limerick is a [[black start]] plant, meaning it does not require grid power for stator excitation. For critical standby power, Limerick depends on eight [[Fairbanks Morse 38 8-1/8 diesel engine]] generator sets that each deliver 3000 kilowatts of power and are capable of achieving rated speed within ten seconds of start.[/td]
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[td]}}[/td] [td]The '''Limerick Generating Station''' is a [[nuclear power plant]] located next to the [[Schuylkill River]] in [[Limerick Township, Pennsylvania|Limerick Township]], [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery County]], [[Pennsylvania]], approximately {{convert|29|miles|km}} northwest of [[Center City Philadelphia|Center City]], [[Philadelphia]]. The facility has two [[General Electric]] [[boiling water reactor]] (BWR) units, cooled by natural draft cooling towers. According to its owner, [[Constellation Energy]], the two units are capable of producing 2,317 megawatts of power, which combined would provide electricity to around 2 million households. Constellation owns and operates this facility following their separation from [[Exelon Corporation]] in 2022. With the exception of refueling outages, Limerick Generating Station continuously operates at 100% power. The plant is connected to the grid, and transmits power, via multiple 500kv transmission lines.[/td]
[td]The '''Limerick Generating Station''', branded as the '''Limerick Clean Energy Center''' ('''LCEC'''), is a [[nuclear power plant]] located next to the [[Schuylkill River]] in [[Limerick Township, Pennsylvania|Limerick Township]], [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery County]], [[Pennsylvania]], approximately {{convert|29|miles|km}} northwest of [[Center City Philadelphia|Center City]], [[Philadelphia]]. The facility has two [[General Electric]] [[boiling water reactor]] (BWR) units, cooled by natural draft cooling towers. According to its owner, [[Constellation Energy]], the two units are capable of producing 2,317 megawatts of power, which combined would provide electricity to around 2 million households. Constellation owns and operates this facility following their separation from [[Exelon Corporation]] in 2022. With the exception of refueling outages, Limerick Generating Station continuously operates at 100% power. The plant is connected to the grid, and transmits power, via multiple 500kv transmission lines.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]Limerick is a [[black start]] plant, meaning it does not require grid power for stator excitation. For critical standby power, Limerick depends on eight [[Fairbanks Morse 38 8-1/8 diesel engine]] generator sets that each deliver 3000 kilowatts of power and are capable of achieving rated speed within ten seconds of start.[/td]
[td]Limerick is a [[black start]] plant, meaning it does not require grid power for stator excitation. For critical standby power, Limerick depends on eight [[Fairbanks Morse 38 8-1/8 diesel engine]] generator sets that each deliver 3000 kilowatts of power and are capable of achieving rated speed within ten seconds of start.[/td]
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