Press Enterprise
SALEM TOWNSHIP — The Caithness Freedom Generating Station team continued its investment in the community, donating $1,000 to the Salem Township Volunteer Fire Company for its 75th annual carnival’s fireworks display.
“For 75 years, this carnival has been a cornerstone of the Salem Township community,” said Jack Monahon, general manager of Operations at Caithness Energy. “We’re excited to support this year’s event and contribute to making the fireworks display a truly memorable experience.”
Altogether, the Freedom team has contributed to numerous public enhancement projects in Salem Township and the surrounding region, with more than $800,000 allocated for both completed community projects and ongoing initiatives.
Caithness Freedom generates more than 1,100 megawatts of reliable power, supplying approximately 900,000 homes and businesses in the region. The facility is one of the most efficient plants in the PJM Interconnection system, a regional transmission organization that coordinates the movement of wholesale electricity in 13 Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states.
The facility utilizes state-of-the-art technology that has enabled Freedom to produce significantly fewer emissions than older coal and natural gas power generators in Pennsylvania, some of which produce more than double the CO2 emissions the Freedom facility produces.
The facility also deploys dry-cooling technology which utilizes 95% lower amounts of water than a plant of the same size using traditional wet-cooling technology.