PPL Brunner Island power plant is located in York Haven, PA and has a 1,483 megawatt generating capacity. It has 2 separators and has processed approximately 110,000 tons of ProAsh to date!
Brunner Island made its very first ProAsh shipment in January 2007, and there are currently 11 Separation Technologies employees at the Brunner Island site.
In regard to carbon return systems, the utility (PPL) owns the high carbon material, but they do sell some to Lehigh Cement to use as fuel in their cement kilns.
Brunner island is home to a large population of whitetail deer, and in 2007 a butterfly survey was conducted at the Brunner Island preserve area. It is one of 500 surveys conducted throughout North America by the North American Butterfly Association. Click here to see the results.
On Sept. 16th, 50 people attended a Monarch butterfly tagging program at the Brunner Island Wetlands. They learned more about butterflies, and participated in tagging butterflies so they can be tracked as they migrate to their winter home in Mexico.
The Brunner Island Wetlands is certified and registered by Monarch Watch as an official Monarch butterfly way station.