Fairless Hills Generating Station is a two-unit, 60-megawatt (MW) station located inside the USX Fairless Works Facility in Fairless Hills, PA.
Fairless Hills uses landfill gas from Waste Management's Tullytown and Grows landfills as its primary fuel source.
Exelon purchased the Fairless Hills Generating Station from USX Corporation in 1997.
The Fairless Hills TGA and TGB units were recently upgraded and are among the largest landfill gas generation plants in the United States.
In 1997, PECO Energy, an Exelon company, received the Pennsylvania Governor’s award for Environmental Excellence for the development of the methane gas generation facility at Fairless Hills.
In October 2008, Exelon opened the Renewable Energy Education Center at Fairless Hills to visitors of all ages. The Center was built to educate students about the use of renewable resources to produce electricity. It was opened for school class trips last fall and has hosted more than 500 students from Bucks County schools already.
Geared toward fourth- through eighth-grade students, the Education Center provides an interactive experience for students, giving them the opportunity to see first-hand how energy is produced from renewable resources. The Education Center is available to students of all ages and all community groups that are interested in learning more about green energy.
For more information about the Renewable Energy Education Center, click here.