An average of ten trucks each day deliver 22 tons each of low sulfur coal from mines in the vicinity of Dubois, Pennsylvania. The coal is dumped on a conveyor belt and passes a high strength permanent magnet which removes any ferrous metals or tramp iron.

A 100 horsepower crusher breaks the coal into pieces three-quarters of an inch or smaller crusher by pinching the coal between two rollers rotating in opposite directions.

The coal is transported on this 1725 foot 30-inch belt . The system can handle up to 200 tons per hour.

Coal can be dumped for immediate use into one of four bunkers with a total storage capacity of 1200 tons or continue up a 200 ft. long conveyor belt 120 feet above Steele Street to be stored in the silo until it is needed in the power plant.

When the Plant calls for more coal, it is removed from the bottom of the silo by conveyor and takes the trip to the bunker. When full, the silo holds 4000 tons of coal. Over 2,000 yards of concrete was used in construction of the silo - 1,000 yards above ground and 1,000 below ground in its support system. The silo cone is lined with stainless steel to prevent corrosion and wear.