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List of power stations in Pennsylvania

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Sources of Pennsylvania utility-scale electricity generation:
full year 2023[1]

  Natural Gas (59%)
  Nuclear (31.9%)
  Coal (5.4%)
  Wind (1.4%)
  Hydroelectric (0.8%)
  Biomass (0.7%)
  Other Gases (0.2%)
  Solar (0.2%)
  Other (0.4%)
Pennsylvania electricity production by type

This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, sorted by type and name. In 2022, Pennsylvania had a total summer capacity of 49,066 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 239,261 GWh.[2] In 2023, the electrical energy generation mix was 59% natural gas, 31.9% nuclear, 5.4% coal, 1.4% wind, 0.8% hydroelectric, 0.7% biomass, 0.2% other gases, 0.2% solar and 0.4% other. Small-scale solar, which includes customer-owned photovoltaic panels, delivered an additional net 1,070 GWh of energy to the state's electrical grid in 2023. This was more than twice the 409 GWh (0.2%) of generation by Pennsylvania's utility-scale photovoltaic plants.[1]

The generating mix in Pennsylvania has been shifting from coal to gas, as in other U.S. states. Extraction of the state's fossil-fuel resources for domestic and foreign export sale ranked among the highest in the nation during 2019.[3]

Nuclear power stations

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View of former Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station NPP along the Susquehanna River near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Name Location
(County)
Coordinates Capacity
(MW)
Year
Opened
Refs
Beaver Valley Nuclear Generating Station Beaver 40°37′23″N 80°25′50″W / 40.62306°N 80.43056°W / 40.62306; -80.43056 (Beaver Valley Nuclear Generating Station) 1,835 1976/1987
Limerick Generating Station Montgomery 40°13′35″N 75°35′14″W / 40.22639°N 75.58722°W / 40.22639; -75.58722 (Limerick Nuclear Power Plant) 2,296 1986/1990
Peach Bottom Nuclear Generating Station York 39°45′30″N 76°16′5″W / 39.75833°N 76.26806°W / 39.75833; -76.26806 (Peach Bottom Nuclear Generating Station) 2,251 1974
Susquehanna Steam Electric Station Luzerne 41°05′19″N 76°08′56″W / 41.08861°N 76.14889°W / 41.08861; -76.14889 (Susquehanna Steam Electric Station) 2,520 1983/1985

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (MW Totals as of August 2014)

Fossil-fuel power stations

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Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.[4]

Coal

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Name Location
(County)
Coordinates Capacity
(MW)
Year
Opened
Refs
Brunner Island Steam Electric Station York 40°05′44″N 76°41′49″W / 40.09556°N 76.69694°W / 40.09556; -76.69694 (Brunner Island Steam Electric Station) 1,567 1969
Colver Power Project Cambria 40°33′00″N 78°48′00″W / 40.5500°N 78.8000°W / 40.5500; -78.8000 (Cheswick Generating Station) 118 1995
Conemaugh Generating Station Indiana 40°23′05″N 79°03′49″W / 40.38472°N 79.06361°W / 40.38472; -79.06361 (Conemaugh Generating Station) 1,872 1970/1971
Ebensburg Power Cambria 40°27′18″N 78°44′50″W / 40.4550°N 78.7472°W / 40.4550; -78.7472 (Edensburg) 50 1990
Foster Wheeler Mt Carmel Cogen Northumberland 40°48′40″N 76°27′11″W / 40.8112°N 76.4530°W / 40.8112; -76.4530 (FW Mt Carmel Cogen) 43 1990
John B Rich Power Station Schuylkill 40°47′25″N 76°11′54″W / 40.7903°N 76.1983°W / 40.7903; -76.1983 (John Rich Station) 80 1988
Keystone Generating Station Armstrong 40°39′36″N 79°20′27″W / 40.66000°N 79.34083°W / 40.66000; -79.34083 (Keystone Generating Station) 1,872 1967/1968
Northampton Generating Company Northampton 40°41′30″N 75°28′45″W / 40.6917°N 75.4792°W / 40.6917; -75.4792 (Northampton Generating Company) 134 1995
Panther Creek Carbon 40°51′20″N 75°52′41″W / 40.8556°N 75.8781°W / 40.8556; -75.8781 (Panther Creek) 83 1992
Scrubgrass Generating Plant Venango 41°16′09″N 79°48′48″W / 41.2691°N 79.8134°W / 41.2691; -79.8134 (Scrubgrass) 85 1993
Seward Indiana 40°24′22″N 79°02′01″W / 40.4062°N 79.0337°W / 40.4062; -79.0337 (Seward) 585 2004
Spring Grove Facility York 39°52′15″N 76°52′05″W / 39.8709°N 76.8681°W / 39.8709; -76.8681 (Spring Grove) 36 1989
St Nicholas Cogen Plant Schuylkill 40°49′20″N 76°10′25″W / 40.8222°N 76.1736°W / 40.8222; -76.1736 (St Nicholas) 86 1990
Westwood Generation Schuylkill 40°37′09″N 76°27′00″W / 40.6191°N 76.4500°W / 40.6191; -76.4500 (Westwood) 30 1987
Wheelabrator Frackville Schuylkill 40°48′06″N 76°10′30″W / 40.80167°N 76.17500°W / 40.80167; -76.17500 (Wheelabrator Frackville) 48 1988

Natural gas

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Name Location
(County)
Coordinates Capacity
(MW)
Generation
Type
Year
Opened
Refs
Allegheny Energy Allegheny 40°32′43″N 79°46′07″W / 40.5453°N 79.7686°W / 40.5453; -79.7686 (Allegheny Energy) 556 2x1 Combined Cycle 2003
Armstrong Armstrong 40°38′17″N 79°21′06″W / 40.6380°N 79.3517°W / 40.6380; -79.3517 (Armstrong) 688 Simple Cycle (x4) 2002
Bethlehem Power Plant Northampton 40°37′03″N 75°18′53″W / 40.6175°N 75.3147°W / 40.6175; -75.3147 (Bethlehem Power Plant) 1,153 3x1 Combined Cycle (x2) 2002/2003
Birdsboro Berks 40°16′07″N 75°47′59″W / 40.2685°N 75.7997°W / 40.2685; -75.7997 (Birdsboro) 525 Combined Cycle 2019
Brunner Island York 40°05′46″N 76°41′46″W / 40.0961°N 76.6962°W / 40.0961; -76.6962 (Brunner Island) 768.3 Steam Turbine (x2) 1961/1965
Brunot Island Allegheny 40°27′54″N 80°02′38″W / 40.4649°N 80.0438°W / 40.4649; -80.0438 (Brunot Island) 339.9 3x1 Combined Cycle 1973/1974
Bucknell University Union 40°57′18″N 76°52′44″W / 40.9550°N 76.8788°W / 40.9550; -76.8788 (Bucknell University) 5.9 1x1 Combined Cycle 1991/1998
Chambersburg Franklin 39°52′01″N 77°41′09″W / 39.8669°N 77.6858°W / 39.8669; -77.6858 (Chambersburg) 87.6 Simple Cycle (x2) 2001
Clairton Works[A] Allegheny 40°18′35″N 79°52′55″W / 40.3097°N 79.8819°W / 40.3097; -79.8819 (Clairton Works) 31 Steam Turbine (x2) 1955
CPV Fairview Energy Center Cambria 40°24′43″N 78°51′18″W / 40.4120°N 78.8550°W / 40.4120; -78.8550 (CPV Fairview EC) 1,197 2x1 Combined Cycle 2019
Eddystone Generating Station Delaware 39°51′29″N 75°19′23″W / 39.8580°N 75.3230°W / 39.8580; -75.3230 (Eddystone Station) 782 Steam Turbine (x2) 1974/1976
Fairless Energy Center Bucks 40°08′51″N 74°44′28″W / 40.1475°N 74.7411°W / 40.1475; -74.7411 (Fairless EC) 1,338 2x1 Combined Cycle (x2) 2004
Fayette Energy Center Fayette 39°51′33″N 79°55′06″W / 39.8592°N 79.9182°W / 39.8592; -79.9182 (Fayette EC) 644.1 2x1 Combined Cycle 2003
Gans Fayette 39°44′51″N 79°50′20″W / 39.7475°N 79.8389°W / 39.7475; -79.8389 (Chambersburg) 87.6 Simple Cycle (x2) 2000
Grays Ferry Cogeneration Philadelphia 39°56′32″N 75°11′17″W / 39.9422°N 75.1881°W / 39.9422; -75.1881 (Grays Ferry Cogen) 192.6 Steam Turbine
Simple Cycle
1997 (57.6MW)
1997 (135MW)
Handsome Lake Energy Venango 41°17′27″N 79°48′22″W / 41.2908°N 79.8061°W / 41.2908; -79.8061 (Handsome Lake) 294.5 Simple Cycle (x5) 2001
Hazelton Luzerne 40°55′42″N 76°02′27″W / 40.9282°N 76.0409°W / 40.9282; -76.0409 (Hazelton) 171.5 Simple Cycle (x4) 1989/2002
Hickory Run Energy Station Lawrence 40°59′41″N 80°25′49″W / 40.9946°N 80.4302°W / 40.9946; -80.4302 (Hickory Run) 950 2x1 Combined Cycle 2020 [5]
Hunlock Power Station Luzerne 41°12′02″N 76°04′12″W / 41.2006°N 76.0700°W / 41.2006; -76.0700 (Hunlock Station) 189.9 2x1 Combined Cycle
Simple Cycle
1959/2011 (145.9MW)
2000 (44MW)
Hunterstown Power Plant Adams 39°52′21″N 77°10′02″W / 39.8725°N 77.1672°W / 39.8725; -77.1672 (Hunterstown) 898 3x1 Combined Cycle 2003
Ironwood Lebanon 40°21′03″N 76°21′57″W / 40.3509°N 76.3658°W / 40.3509; -76.3658 (Ironwood) 777.6 2x1 Combined Cycle 2001
Lackawanna Energy Center Lackawanna 41°28′17″N 75°32′39″W / 41.4714°N 75.5442°W / 41.4714; -75.5442 (Lackawanna EC) 1,665 Combined Cycle (x3) 2018
Liberty Electric Power Plant Delaware 39°51′41″N 75°20′09″W / 39.8614°N 75.3358°W / 39.8614; -75.3358 (Liberty Electric) 614 2x1 Combined Cycle 2002
Lower Mount Bethel Energy Northampton 40°48′07″N 75°06′27″W / 40.8019°N 75.1076°W / 40.8019; -75.1076 (Lower Mount Bethel) 651.6 2x1 Combined Cycle 2004
Marcus Hook Energy Delaware 39°48′37″N 75°25′41″W / 39.8103°N 75.4281°W / 39.8103; -75.4281 (Marcus Hook) 836.1 3x1 Combined Cycle 2004
Mon Valley Works[A] Allegheny 40°23′33″N 79°51′23″W / 40.3925°N 79.8564°W / 40.3925; -79.8564 (Mon Valley Works) 52.5 Steam Turbine (x3) 1943/2002
Moxie Freedom Generation Plant Luzerne 41°06′47″N 76°09′29″W / 41.1131°N 76.1581°W / 41.1131; -76.1581 (Moxie Freedom) 1,058 Combined Cycle (x2) 2018
New Castle Lawrence 40°56′16″N 80°22′08″W / 40.9379°N 80.3690°W / 40.9379; -80.3690 (New Castle) 348 Steam Turbine (x3) 1952/1958/1964
Ontelaunee Energy Center Berks 40°25′19″N 75°56′08″W / 40.4219°N 75.9356°W / 40.4219; -75.9356 (Ontelaunee EC) 728 2x1 Combined Cycle 2002
Panda Hummel Station Snyder 40°50′20″N 76°49′32″W / 40.8390°N 76.8255°W / 40.8390; -76.8255 (Panda Hummel Station) 1,194.4 3x1 Combined Cycle 2018 [6]
Panda Liberty Generation
(Hamilton Liberty)
Bradford 41°46′03″N 76°23′24″W / 41.7675°N 76.3900°W / 41.7675; -76.3900 (Panda Liberty) 870 Combined Cycle (x2) 2016
Panda Patriot Generation
(Hamilton Patriot)
Lycoming 41°10′51″N 76°50′21″W / 41.1808°N 76.8392°W / 41.1808; -76.8392 (Panda Patriot) 870 Combined Cycle (x2) 2016
Procter&Gamble Mehoopany Mill Wyoming 41°34′27″N 76°02′36″W / 41.5743°N 76.0432°W / 41.5743; -76.0432 (P&G Mehoopany Mill) 117.6 Simple Cycle (x2) 1985/2013
Shawville Clearfield 40°04′03″N 78°21′58″W / 40.0676°N 78.3662°W / 40.0676; -78.3662 (Shawville) 526 Steam Turbine (x4) 1954/1959/1960
Spring Grove Facility York 39°52′15″N 76°52′05″W / 39.8709°N 76.8681°W / 39.8709; -76.8681 (Spring Grove) 18.6 Steam Turbine (x3) 2019
Springdale Allegheny 40°32′48″N 79°46′06″W / 40.5467°N 79.7683°W / 40.5467; -79.7683 (Springdale) 87.6 Simple Cycle (x2) 1999
TalenEnergy Martins Creek Northampton 40°47′52″N 75°06′19″W / 40.7978°N 75.1054°W / 40.7978; -75.1054 (TalenEnergy Martins Creek) 1,794.4 Simple Cycle (x4)
Steam Turbine (x2)
1971 (94.4MW)
1975/1977 (1700MW)
TalenEnergy Montour Montour 41°04′17″N 76°40′02″W / 41.0714°N 76.6672°W / 41.0714; -76.6672 (TalenEnergy Montour) 1,508 1972/1973 [7]
Tenaska Westmoreland Westmoreland 40°10′31″N 79°41′48″W / 40.1752°N 79.6967°W / 40.1752; -79.6967 (Tenaska Westmoreland) 940 2x1 Combined Cycle 2018 [8]
West Campus Steam Plant Centre 40°47′34″N 77°51′53″W / 40.7928°N 77.8647°W / 40.7928; -77.8647 (West Campus Plant) 5.1 Steam Turbine (x2) 2017
York Energy Center York 39°44′15″N 76°18′24″W / 39.7375°N 76.3067°W / 39.7375; -76.3067 (York Energy Center) 1,449.4 3x1 Combined Cycle
2x1 Combined Cycle
2011 (560MW)
2019 (889.4MW)
York Generation Company York 39°59′08″N 76°40′34″W / 39.9856°N 76.6762°W / 39.9856; -76.6762 (York Generation) 52.2 2x1 Combined Cycle (x2) 1989

A The Clairton, Erie, and Mon Valley facilities burn other hydrocarbon gases released during processing of coal to produce coke.

Petroleum

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Name Location
(County)
Coordinates Capacity
(MW)
Generation
Type
Year
Opened
Refs
Croydon CT Generating Station Bucks 40°04′48″N 74°53′30″W / 40.0800°N 74.8917°W / 40.0800; -74.8917 (Croydon CT Station) 546.4 Simple Cycle (x8) 1974
Portland Northampton 40°54′37″N 75°04′46″W / 40.9102°N 75.0794°W / 40.9102; -75.0794 (Portland) 194 Simple Cycle (x3) 1967/1971/1997

Renewable power stations

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Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.[4]

Biomass and Municipal Waste

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Name Location
(County)
Coordinates Capacity
(MW)
Primary
Fuel
Generation
Type
Year
Opened
Refs
Archbald Power Station Lackawanna 41°29′06″N 75°32′26″W / 41.4850°N 75.5406°W / 41.4850; -75.5406 (Archbald Station) 32.4 landfill gas Steam Turbine
Simple Cycle (x2)
1988 (23.2MW)
2010 (9.2MW)
Broad Mountain Schuykill 40°40′11″N 76°22′51″W / 40.6696°N 76.3807°W / 40.6696; -76.3807 (Broad Mountain) 11 landfill gas Simple Cycle (x2) 2009
Covanta Delaware Valley Delaware 39°49′35″N 75°23′18″W / 39.8265°N 75.3882°W / 39.8265; -75.3882 (Covanta Delaware) 90 municipal solid waste (biogenic & non-biogenic) Steam Turbine 1991
Covanta Plymouth Montgomery 40°05′48″N 75°18′37″W / 40.0967°N 75.3103°W / 40.0967; -75.3103 (Covanta Plymouth) 32.1 municipal solid waste (biogenic & non-biogenic) Steam Turbine 1991
Fairless Hills Bucks 40°08′26″N 74°45′02″W / 40.1405°N 74.7506°W / 40.1405; -74.7506 (Fairless Hills) 60 landfill gas Steam Turbine (x2) 1996
Gettysburg Facility Adams 39°57′01″N 77°07′31″W / 39.9503°N 77.1253°W / 39.9503; -77.1253 (Gettysburg Facility) 3.3 other biomass solids Steam Turbine 2013
Glades Pike Generation Plant Somerset 40°00′24″N 79°02′28″W / 40.0066°N 79.0410°W / 40.0066; -79.0410 (Glades Pike) 6.5 landfill gas Reciprocating Engine (x2)
Simple Cycle
2011 (3.2MW)
2011 (3.3MW)
Green Knight EC Northampton 40°51′33″N 75°15′46″W / 40.8592°N 75.2627°W / 40.8592; -75.2627 (Green Knight EC) 9.9 landfill gas Simple Cycle (x3) 2001
Keystone Recovery Lackawanna 41°26′11″N 75°35′54″W / 41.4363°N 75.5984°W / 41.4363; -75.5984 (Keystone Recovery) 5.6 landfill gas Reciprocating Engine (x7) 1995/1996
Harrisburg Facility Dauphin 40°14′39″N 76°51′14″W / 40.2442°N 76.8539°W / 40.2442; -76.8539 (Harrisburg Facility) 24.1 municipal solid waste (biogenic & non-biogenic) Steam Turbine 2006
Johnsonburg Mill Elk 41°29′29″N 78°40′33″W / 41.4915°N 78.6758°W / 41.4915; -78.6758 (Johnsonburg Mill) 54 wood/wood waste Steam Turbine 1993
Lancaster County Lancaster County 40°04′16″N 76°38′37″W / 40.0711°N 76.6436°W / 40.0711; -76.6436 (Lancaster County) 35.7 municipal solid waste (biogenic & non-biogenic) Steam Turbine 1990
Mountain View Franklin 39°48′05″N 77°47′18″W / 39.8014°N 77.7883°W / 39.8014; -77.7883 (Mountain View) 14.4 landfill gas Reciprocating Engine (x48) 2003
Pennsbury Bucks 40°09′11″N 74°46′09″W / 40.1531°N 74.7691°W / 40.1531; -74.7691 (Pennsbury) 6.0 landfill gas Simple Cycle (x2) 1996
Pine Grove Schuylkill 40°33′19″N 76°23′19″W / 40.5553°N 76.3886°W / 40.5553; -76.3886 (Pine Grove) 5.4 landfill gas Reciprocating Engine (x18) 2008
Pioneer Crossing Energy Berks 40°16′30″N 75°49′00″W / 40.2750°N 75.8167°W / 40.2750; -75.8167 (Pioneer Crossing) 8.0 landfill gas Reciprocating Engine (x5) 2008/2013
PWD Cogen Plant Philadelphia 39°59′19″N 75°05′00″W / 39.9886°N 75.0833°W / 39.9886; -75.0833 (PWD Cogen Plant) 5.6 other biomass gas Reciprocating Engine (x4) 2013
Spring Grove Facility York 39°52′15″N 76°52′05″W / 39.8709°N 76.8681°W / 39.8709; -76.8681 (Spring Grove) 39.1 wood/wood waste Steam Turbine 1994
Waste Management Arden Washington 40°12′21″N 80°15′40″W / 40.2058°N 80.2611°W / 40.2058; -80.2611 (WM Arden) 4.8 landfill gas Reciprocating Engine (x6) 2009
Wheelabrator Falls Bucks 40°09′45″N 74°46′06″W / 40.1626°N 74.7682°W / 40.1626; -74.7682 (Wheelabrator Falls) 53.3 municipal solid waste (biogenic & non-biogenic) Steam Turbine 1994
York County York 40°00′06″N 76°43′06″W / 40.0017°N 76.7183°W / 40.0017; -76.7183 (York County) 36.5 municipal solid waste (biogenic & non-biogenic) Steam Turbine 1989

Hydroelectric

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Name Location
(County)
Coordinates Capacity
(MW)
Number of
Turbines
Year
Opened
Refs
Allegheny Hydro Partners No. 5 Armstrong 40°40′58″N 79°39′55″W / 40.6829°N 79.6653°W / 40.6829; -79.6653 (Allegheny Hydro 5) 6.0 2 1988
Allegheny Hydro Partners No. 6 Armstrong 40°42′59″N 79°34′38″W / 40.7164°N 79.5772°W / 40.7164; -79.5772 (Allegheny Hydro 5) 8.0 2 1988
Allegheny Hydro Partners No. 8 Armstrong 40°53′48″N 79°28′44″W / 40.8966°N 79.4790°W / 40.8966; -79.4790 (Allegheny Hydro 5) 13.6 2 1990
Allegheny Hydro Partners No. 9 Armstrong 40°57′22″N 79°33′03″W / 40.9560°N 79.5507°W / 40.9560; -79.5507 (Allegheny Hydro 5) 17.8 2 1990
Beaver Valley- Patterson Beaver 40°37′19″N 80°26′01″W / 40.6219°N 80.4336°W / 40.6219; -80.4336 (Beaver Valley) 1.2 3 1982
Conemaugh Dam Indiana &
Westmoreland
40°27′52″N 79°21′57″W / 40.4644°N 79.3657°W / 40.4644; -79.3657 (Conemaugh Hydro) 14.0 2 1989
Holtwood Dam Lancaster
& York
39°49′37″N 76°20′07″W / 39.82694°N 76.33528°W / 39.82694; -76.33528 (Holtwood Dam) 109 14 1910-1914/1924/
2011-2013
Lake Lynn Hydro Fayette 39°43′13″N 79°51′22″W / 39.7203°N 79.8561°W / 39.7203; -79.8561 (Lake Lynn Hydro) 51.2 4 1926/1929
Mahoning Creek Armstrong 40°55′16″N 79°16′54″W / 40.9211°N 79.2817°W / 40.9211; -79.2817 (Mahoning Creek) 6.6 1 2013
Piney Hydroelectric Clarion 41°11′32″N 79°26′01″W / 41.1921°N 79.4335°W / 41.1921; -79.4335 (Piney Hydro) 27.0 3 1924/1928
Safe Harbor Dam Lancaster
& York
39°55′14″N 76°23′33″W / 39.92056°N 76.39250°W / 39.92056; -76.39250 (Safe Harbor Dam) 422.5 14 1931-1934/1940/
1985-1986
Townsend Hydro Beaver 40°44′01″N 80°18′53″W / 40.7335°N 80.3148°W / 40.7335; -80.3148 (Townsend Hydro) 4.2 2 1987
Wallenpaupack Pike & Wayne 41°28′04″N 75°07′51″W / 41.4679°N 75.1309°W / 41.4679; -75.1309 (Wallenpaupack) 44.0 2 1926
Warrior Ridge Hydro Huntingdon 40°32′24″N 78°02′05″W / 40.5400°N 78.0346°W / 40.5400; -78.0346 (Townsend Hydro) 2.8 4 1985
William F. Matson Huntingdon 40°26′01″N 78°00′24″W / 40.43361°N 78.00667°W / 40.43361; -78.00667 (W.F. Matson) 21.0 2 1988
York Haven Dam Dauphin,
Lancaster
& York
40°07′03″N 76°42′55″W / 40.11750°N 76.71528°W / 40.11750; -76.71528 (York Haven Dam) 20.0 20 1904-1910
Yough Hydro Power Fayette
& Somerset
39°48′06″N 79°22′06″W / 39.8016°N 79.3682°W / 39.8016; -79.3682 (Yough Hydro) 12.2 2 1989

Solar

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Name Location (County) Coordinates Capacity
(MWAC)
Year
Opened
Refs
Keystone Solar Lancaster 39°51′40″N 76°13′16″W / 39.8611°N 76.2211°W / 39.8611; -76.2211 (Keystone) 5.0 2012
PA Solar Park Carbon 40°51′36″N 75°51′08″W / 40.8601°N 75.8522°W / 40.8601; -75.8522 (PA Solar Park) 10.1 2012
White Tail Solar Franklin 40°08′29″N 77°36′35″W / 40.1414°N 77.6097°W / 40.1414; -77.6097 (White Tail Solar) 13.5 2019
Great Cove I and II Franklin, Fulton 220 2024 [9]

Wind

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Name Location
(County)
Coordinates Capacity
(MW)
Number of
Turbines
Year
Opened
Refs
Allegheny Ridge Wind Farm Cambria 40°23′02″N 78°34′46″W / 40.3839°N 78.5794°W / 40.3839; -78.5794 (Allegheny Ridge Wind) 80.0 40 2007
Armenia Mountain Wind Farm Bradford & Tioga 41°45′43″N 76°51′19″W / 41.7619°N 76.8553°W / 41.7619; -76.8553 (Armenia Mountain Wind) 100.5 67 2009
Bear Creek Wind Power Project Luzerne 41°14′07″N 75°45′11″W / 41.2353°N 75.7531°W / 41.2353; -75.7531 (Wind Park Bear Creek) 24.0 12 2006
Big Level Wind Potter 41°52′09″N 77°39′57″W / 41.8693°N 77.6659°W / 41.8693; -77.6659 (Big Level Wind) 90.0 25 2019
Casselman Wind Power Project Somerset 39°51′00″N 79°08′17″W / 39.8500°N 79.1380°W / 39.8500; -79.1380 (Casselman Wind) 34.5 23 2007
Chestnut Flats Wind Blair 40°31′22″N 78°28′37″W / 40.5228°N 78.4769°W / 40.5228; -78.4769 (Chestnut Flats Wind) 38.0 19 2011
Forward Wind Somerset 40°05′07″N 78°51′48″W / 40.0853°N 78.8633°W / 40.0853; -78.8633 (Forward Wind) 29.4 14 2008
Highland Wind (I&II) Cambria 40°18′15″N 78°41′27″W / 40.3042°N 78.6908°W / 40.3042; -78.6908 (Highland Wind) 137.5 55 2009/2012
Laurel Hill Wind Lycoming 41°31′56″N 77°01′47″W / 41.5323°N 77.0296°W / 41.5323; -77.0296 (Laurel Hill Wind) 69.0 30 2012
Locust Ridge Wind Farm (I&II) Schuylkill 40°51′18″N 76°07′45″W / 40.8550°N 76.1292°W / 40.8550; -76.1292 (Locust Ridge Wind) 128.0 64 2007/2009
Lookout Wind Somerset 39°52′46″N 78°55′06″W / 39.8794°N 78.9183°W / 39.8794; -78.9183 37.8 18 2008
Mehoopany Wind Energy Wyoming 41°25′14″N 76°02′57″W / 41.4206°N 76.0492°W / 41.4206; -76.0492 (Mehoopany Wind) 140.8 88 2012
Meyersdale Wind Farm Somerset 39°47′27″N 79°00′07″W / 39.7907°N 79.0020°W / 39.7907; -79.0020 (Meyersdale Wind) 30.0 20 2003
Mill Run Wind Energy Center Somerset 39°54′48″N 79°23′37″W / 39.9134°N 79.3936°W / 39.9134; -79.3936 (Mill Run Wind) 15.0 10 2001
North Allegheny Wind Blair 40°26′17″N 78°32′37″W / 40.4381°N 78.5436°W / 40.4381; -78.5436 (North Allegheny Wind) 70.0 35 2009
Patton Wind Cambria 40°37′51″N 78°41′46″W / 40.6307°N 78.6961°W / 40.6307; -78.6961 (Patton Wind) 30.0 15 2012
PPL Frey Farm Landfill Wind Lancaster 39°57′33″N 76°27′20″W / 39.9592°N 76.4556°W / 39.9592; -76.4556 (Frey Farm Landfill Wind) 3.2 2 2011
Ringer Hill Wind Somerset 39°44′41″N 79°11′17″W / 39.7447°N 79.1881°W / 39.7447; -79.1881 (Ringer Hill Wind) 39.9 14 2016
Sandy Ridge Wind Farm Blair & Centre 40°43′45″N 78°17′15″W / 40.7292°N 78.2874°W / 40.7292; -78.2874 (Sandy Ridge Wind) 48.2 35 2012
Somerset Wind Farm Somerset 39°58′45″N 79°00′46″W / 39.9792°N 79.0128°W / 39.9792; -79.0128 (Somerset Wind) 9.0 6 2001
South Chestnut Wind Project Fayette 39°45′05″N 79°43′38″W / 39.7513°N 79.7271°W / 39.7513; -79.7271 (South Chestnut Wind) 50.4 23 2012
Stoney Creek Wind Somerset 40°01′52″N 78°48′55″W / 40.0311°N 78.8153°W / 40.0311; -78.8153 (Stoney Creek Wind) 52.5 35 2009
Twin Ridges Wind Somerset 39°45′38″N 78°52′29″W / 39.7606°N 78.8747°W / 39.7606; -78.8747 (Twin Ridges Wind) 139.4 68 2012
Waymart Wind Farm Wayne 41°33′12″N 75°27′15″W / 41.5533°N 75.4542°W / 41.5533; -75.4542 (Waymart Wind) 64.5 43 2003

Storage power stations

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Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.[4]

The Seneca Pumped Storage Generating Station reservoir. Kinzua Dam on the Allegheny River is on the right.

Battery

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Name Location
(County)
Coordinates Capacity
(MW)
Year
Opened
Refs
Green Mountain Storage Somerset 39°51′05″N 79°04′14″W / 39.8514°N 79.0706°W / 39.8514; -79.0706 (Green Mountain Storage) 10.4 2016 [10]
Meyersdale Battery Somerset 39°47′27″N 79°00′08″W / 39.7907°N 79.0021°W / 39.7907; -79.0021 (Meyersdale Battery) 18.0 2015 [11]

Flywheel

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Name Location
(County)
Coordinates Capacity
(MW)
Number of
Flywheels
Year
Opened
Refs
Hazle Spindle Luzerne 40°56′50″N 76°03′12″W / 40.9473°N 76.0534°W / 40.9473; -76.0534 (Hazle Spindle) 20.0 200 2014 [12]

Pumped Storage

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Name Location
(County)
Coordinates Capacity
(MW)
Number of
Turbines
Year
Opened
Refs
Muddy Run Pumped Storage Facility Lancaster 39°48′29″N 76°17′53″W / 39.80806°N 76.29806°W / 39.80806; -76.29806 (Muddy Run Pumped Storage Facility) 1,071 8 1967/1968
Seneca Pumped Storage Generating Station Warren 41°50′21″N 79°00′13″W / 41.83917°N 79.00361°W / 41.83917; -79.00361 (Seneca Pumped Storage Generating Station) 435 2 1970

Former power stations

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Name Type Location (County) Coordinates Capacity (MW) Decommissioned
Armstrong Power Plant Natural Gas/Diesel Armstrong 40°55′45″N 79°27′59″W / 40.92917°N 79.46639°W / 40.92917; -79.46639 (Armstrong Power Plant) 600 2012
Homer City Generating Station Coal Indiana 40°30′39″N 79°11′37″W / 40.51083°N 79.19361°W / 40.51083; -79.19361 (Homer City Generating Station) 2,022 July 1,2023
Chester Waterside Station[13] Coal, natural gas Delaware 39°49′45″N 75°23′2″W / 39.82917°N 75.38389°W / 39.82917; -75.38389 (Chester Waterside Station of the Philadelphia Electric Company) 1,242 1981
Hatfield's Ferry Power Station Coal Greene 39°51′20″N 79°55′39″W / 39.85556°N 79.92750°W / 39.85556; -79.92750 (Hatfield's Ferry Power Station) 1,700 2013
Mitchell Power Station Coal, oil Washington 40°13′16″N 79°58′6″W / 40.22111°N 79.96833°W / 40.22111; -79.96833 (Mitchell Power Station) 370 2014
Frank R. Phillips Power Station Coal Beaver 40°34′8″N 80°13′43″W / 40.56889°N 80.22861°W / 40.56889; -80.22861 (Frank R. Phillips Power Station) 1990s
George F. Weaton Power Station Coal Beaver 40°40′2″N 80°20′46″W / 40.66722°N 80.34611°W / 40.66722; -80.34611 (George F. Weaton Power Station) 110 2012
Bruce Mansfield Power Plant Coal Beaver 40°38′06″N 80°24′55″W / 40.63500°N 80.41528°W / 40.63500; -80.41528 (Bruce Mansfield Generating Station) 2,490 2019
Cromby Generating Station[14] Coal Chester 40°9′11″N 75°31′44″W / 40.15306°N 75.52889°W / 40.15306; -75.52889 (Cromby Generating Station) 118 2011
Sunbury Generation Plant[15] Coal Snyder 400 2014
Cheswick Generating Station Coal Allegheny 40°32′18″N 79°47′29″W / 40.53833°N 79.79139°W / 40.53833; -79.79139 (Cheswick Generating Station) 635 2022[16]
Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station Nuclear Dauphin 40°09′14″N 76°43′29″W / 40.15389°N 76.72472°W / 40.15389; -76.72472 (Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station) 805 2019
Delaware Station Coal, oil Philadelphia 39°58′00″N 75°07′37″W / 39.96667°N 75.12694°W / 39.96667; -75.12694 (Delaware Station) 468 2008
Delta Water Power Co. Hydro, water York 0.275 1936?

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Electricity Data Browser, Net generation for all sectors, Pennsylvania, Fuel Type-Check all, Annual, 2001–23". www.eia.gov. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  2. ^ "Pennsylvania Electricity Profile". U.S. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  3. ^ "Pennsylvania Electricity Profile Analysis". U.S. EIA. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  4. ^ a b c Energy Information Administration (15 September 2020). "Form EIA-860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA-860A/860B)". eia.gov. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Hickory Run Energy Center". NAES. 2019-02-06. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  6. ^ "Panda Hummel: Power plant operating smoothly".
  7. ^ "Montour Steam Electric Station". Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  8. ^ http://www.tenaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Westmoreland.pdf [dead link]
  9. ^ "Penn celebrates operation and benefits of largest solar power project in Pennsylvania". Penn Today. 2024-03-18. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  10. ^ Randy Griffith (2016-11-17). "Battery system replacing some Somerset County windmills". The Tribune-Democrat.
  11. ^ Barry Cassell (2015-07-30). "NextEra affiliate plans battery storage project at Meyersdale wind farm in Pa". transmissionhub.com.
  12. ^ US Department of Energy (August 2013). "Hazle Spindle, LLC". Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  13. ^ http://lcweb2.loc.gov/master/pnp/habshaer/pa/pa3600/pa3680/data/pa3680data.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  14. ^ "Cromby Generating Station - SourceWatch".
  15. ^ "PP&L-built coal-fired generating plant visible from Routes 11/15 to be razed". 26 September 2018.
  16. ^ "Charah Solutions adds PA power plant to its demo list". Retrieved 2022-04-07.