U.S. Senator Dave McCormick Meets With Homer City Generation Leadership to Discuss Latest Site Progress and Urgent Need for Permitting Reform
U.S. Senator Dave McCormick Meets With Homer City Generation Leadership to Discuss Latest Site Progress and Urgent Need for Permitting Reform
INDIANA COUNTY, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Homer City Generation, L.P. today announced that its leadership team met with U.S. Senator Dave McCormick in Pittsburgh on May 7, 2026, to provide an update on the current site redevelopment progress and to discuss the importance of driving federal permitting reform through the Senator’s Unlock American Energy and Jobs Act.
During the meeting, Corey Hessen, Chief Executive Officer of Homer City Generation, L.P., provided an overview of the progress made over the past year in transforming the former Homer City Generating Station in Indiana County into the largest natural gas-powered energy facility currently under construction in the United States.
Hessen discussed the role that a smooth, efficient and transparent permitting process played in enabling Homer City Generation to reach key milestones, including:
- Nearly 1,300 skilled workers on site today, including electricians, carpenters and boilermakers
- Completion of demolition anticipated in Q2 2026
- Extensive underground foundation work underway
- Approximately 3 million cubic yards of earth moved as part of site readiness
- Vertical construction started with the Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) building
- 14 of 18 material DEP permits issued
- 6 of 8 building permits issued
- First of seven turbines from GE Vernova expected to be delivered this year
- Zero-OSHA-recordable-incident record maintained
Corey Hessen, CEO of Homer City Generation, L.P., commented:
“Homer City is proof that permitting can work efficiently – and when it does, our communities win. In just over a year, we’ve moved from site preparation to demolition to construction because state, local and federal permitting agencies created a process built on transparency, clear timelines and real partnership. That efficiency means more workers on site sooner, more local businesses engaged and a more immediate economic impact across the region. We thank Senator McCormick for his leadership on permitting reform, and we hope that Homer City, Pennsylvania, can serve as a national model for how critical energy infrastructure can be built when permitting works the way it should.”
U.S. Senator Dave McCormick commented:
“What is happening in Indiana County is something special. The Homer City Generation project is now the largest natural gas-powered energy facility under construction in the United States. When it is finished, it will be one of the largest energy and infrastructure campuses in North America. This project is creating thousands of great-paying jobs for Pennsylvanians and will add gigawatts of power to the grid, beyond what the campus itself needs, to help lower prices for consumers. Through projects like Homer City, Pennsylvania is making America more competitive and energy dominant.”
Byron Stauffer, Executive Director, Indiana County Development Corporation, commented:
“The Homer City Energy Campus is already a game changer for our community – and we’re only one year in. From the massive workforce already engaged on the site to the ripple effect of indirect jobs and new economic activity across the region, the impact of this project is undeniable. For Indiana County, this is about much more than a single power plant, it is about bringing back family-sustaining jobs, investing in the future of our community and reinforcing Pennsylvania’s role in building America’s most critical energy infrastructure.”
Mike Keith, Indiana County Commissioner, commented:
“Homer City Generation is creating real momentum for our community – not just through the scale of investment, but through the opportunities it is creating for local workers, businesses and families. We’re seeing skilled union labor and tradespeople from across the region return to work on a project that reflects the strength of our workforce and our proud energy heritage. Just as important, it is creating pathways for the next generation of our workforce to build lasting, career-defining skills right here at home.”
About Homer City Generation
Homer City Generation is focused on transforming legacy energy infrastructure into state-of-the-art digital and energy assets. Located in Indiana County, PA, the Homer City Energy Campus will be the largest of its kind in North America upon completion.
For more information, visit: www.homercityredevelopment.com or email press@homercityredevelopment.com.