List of power stations in Pennsylvania explained

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.^[1] 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.

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.^[2]

Nuclear power stations

Name	Location (County)		Capacity (MW)	Year Opened	Refs
		40.6231°N -80.4306°W	1,835	1976/1987
		40.2264°N -75.5872°W	2,296	1986/1990
		39.7583°N -76.2681°W	2,251	1974
		41.0886°N -76.1489°W	2,520	1983/1985

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

Fossil-fuel power stations

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

Coal

Name	Location (County)		Capacity (MW)	Year Opened	Refs
		40.0956°N -76.6969°W	1,567	1969
Colver Power Project		40.55°N -78.8°W	118	1995
		40.3847°N -79.0636°W	1,872	1970/1971
Ebensburg Power		40.455°N -78.7472°W	50	1990
Foster Wheeler Mt Carmel Cogen		40.8112°N -76.453°W	43	1990
John B Rich Power Station		40.7903°N -76.1983°W	80	1988
		40.66°N -79.3408°W	1,872	1967/1968
Northampton Generating Company		40.6917°N -75.4792°W	134	1995
Panther Creek		40.8556°N -75.8781°W	83	1992
Scrubgrass Generating Plant		41.2691°N -79.8134°W	85	1993
Seward		40.4062°N -79.0337°W	585	2004
Spring Grove Facility		39.8709°N -76.8681°W	36	1989
St Nicholas Cogen Plant		40.8222°N -76.1736°W	86	1990
TalenEnergy Montour		41.0714°N -76.6672°W	1,758	1972/1973
Westwood Generation		40.6191°N -76.45°W	30	1987
Wheelabrator Frackville		40.8017°N -76.175°W	48	1988

Natural gas

Name	Location (County)	Coordinates	Capacity (MW)	Generation Type	Year Opened	Refs
Allegheny Energy	Allegheny	40.5453°N -79.7686°W	556		2003
Armstrong	Armstrong	40.638°N -79.3517°W	688	Simple Cycle (x4)	2002
Bethlehem Power Plant	Northampton	40.6175°N -75.3147°W	1,153	3x1 Combined Cycle (x2)	2002/2003
Birdsboro	Berks	40.2685°N -75.7997°W	525	Combined Cycle	2019
Brunner Island	York	40.0961°N -76.6962°W	768.3	Steam Turbine (x2)	1961/1965
	Allegheny	40.4649°N -80.0438°W	339.9	3x1 Combined Cycle	1973/1974
	Union	40.955°N -76.8788°W	5.9	1x1 Combined Cycle	1991/1998
Chambersburg	Franklin	39.8669°N -77.6858°W	87.6	Simple Cycle (x2)	2001
	Allegheny	40.3097°N -79.8819°W	31	Steam Turbine (x2)	1955
CPV Fairview Energy Center	Cambria	40.412°N -78.855°W	1,197	2x1 Combined Cycle	2019
Eddystone Generating Station	Delaware	39.858°N -75.323°W	782	Steam Turbine (x2)	1974/1976
Fairless Energy Center	Bucks	40.1475°N -74.7411°W	1,338	2x1 Combined Cycle (x2)	2004
Fayette Energy Center	Fayette	39.8592°N -79.9182°W	644.1	2x1 Combined Cycle	2003
Gans	Fayette	39.7475°N -79.8389°W	87.6	Simple Cycle (x2)	2000
Grays Ferry Cogeneration	Philadelphia	39.9422°N -75.1881°W	192.6	Steam Turbine Simple Cycle	1997 (57.6MW) 1997 (135MW)
Handsome Lake Energy	Venango	41.2908°N -79.8061°W	294.5	Simple Cycle (x5)	2001
Hazelton	Luzerne	40.9282°N -76.0409°W	171.5	Simple Cycle (x4)	1989/2002
Hickory Run Energy Station	Lawrence	40.9946°N -80.4302°W	950	2x1 Combined Cycle	2020	^[3]
Hunlock Power Station	Luzerne	41.2006°N -76.07°W	189.9	2x1 Combined Cycle Simple Cycle	1959/2011 (145.9MW) 2000 (44MW)
Hunterstown Power Plant	Adams	39.8725°N -77.1672°W	898	3x1 Combined Cycle	2003
Ironwood	Lebanon	40.3509°N -76.3658°W	777.6	2x1 Combined Cycle	2001
Lackawanna Energy Center	Lackawanna	41.4714°N -75.5442°W	1,665	Combined Cycle (x3)	2018
Liberty Electric Power Plant	Delaware	39.8614°N -75.3358°W	614	2x1 Combined Cycle	2002
Lower Mount Bethel Energy	Northampton	40.8019°N -75.1076°W	651.6	2x1 Combined Cycle	2004
Marcus Hook Energy	Delaware	39.8103°N -75.4281°W	836.1	3x1 Combined Cycle	2004
	Allegheny	40.3925°N -79.8564°W	52.5	Steam Turbine (x3)	1943/2002
Moxie Freedom Generation Plant	Luzerne	41.1131°N -76.1581°W	1,058	Combined Cycle (x2)	2018
New Castle	Lawrence	40.9379°N -80.369°W	348	Steam Turbine (x3)	1952/1958/1964
Ontelaunee Energy Center	Berks	40.4219°N -75.9356°W	728	2x1 Combined Cycle	2002
Panda Hummel Station	Snyder	40.839°N -76.8255°W	1,194.4	3x1 Combined Cycle	2018	^[4]
Panda Liberty Generation (Hamilton Liberty)	Bradford	41.7675°N -76.39°W	870	Combined Cycle (x2)	2016
Panda Patriot Generation (Hamilton Patriot)	Lycoming	41.1808°N -76.8392°W	870	Combined Cycle (x2)	2016
Procter&Gamble Mehoopany Mill	Wyoming	41.5743°N -76.0432°W	117.6	Simple Cycle (x2)	1985/2013
Shawville	Clearfield	40.0676°N -78.3662°W	526	Steam Turbine (x4)	1954/1959/1960
Spring Grove Facility	York	39.8709°N -76.8681°W	18.6	Steam Turbine (x3)	2019
Springdale	Allegheny	40.5467°N -79.7683°W	87.6	Simple Cycle (x2)	1999
TalenEnergy Martins Creek	Northampton	40.7978°N -75.1054°W	1,794.4	Simple Cycle (x4) Steam Turbine (x2)	1971 (94.4MW) 1975/1977 (1700MW)
Tenaska Westmoreland	Westmoreland	40.1752°N -79.6967°W	940	2x1 Combined Cycle	2018	^[5]
West Campus Steam Plant	Centre	40.7928°N -77.8647°W	5.1	Steam Turbine (x2)	2017
York Energy Center	York	39.7375°N -76.3067°W	1,449.4	3x1 Combined Cycle 2x1 Combined Cycle	2011 (560MW) 2019 (889.4MW)
York Generation Company	York	39.9856°N -76.6762°W	52.2	2x1 Combined Cycle (x2)	1989

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

Petroleum

Name	Location (County)	Coordinates	Capacity (MW)	Generation Type	Year Opened	Refs
Croydon CT Generating Station	Bucks	40.08°N -74.8917°W	546.4	Simple Cycle (x8)	1974
Portland	Northampton	40.9102°N -75.0794°W	194	Simple Cycle (x3)	1967/1971/1997

Renewable power stations

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

Biomass and Municipal Waste

Name	Location (County)	Coordinates	Capacity (MW)	Primary Fuel	Generation Type	Year Opened	Refs
Archbald Power Station	Lackawanna	41.485°N -75.5406°W	32.4		Steam Turbine Simple Cycle (x2)	1988 (23.2MW) 2010 (9.2MW)
Broad Mountain		40.6696°N -76.3807°W	11	landfill gas	Simple Cycle (x2)	2009
Covanta Delaware Valley	Delaware	39.8265°N -75.3882°W	90	municipal solid waste (biogenic & non-biogenic)	Steam Turbine	1991
Covanta Plymouth	Montgomery	40.0967°N -75.3103°W	32.1	municipal solid waste (biogenic & non-biogenic)	Steam Turbine	1991
Fairless Hills	Bucks	40.1405°N -74.7506°W	60	landfill gas	Steam Turbine (x2)	1996
Gettysburg Facility	Adams	39.9503°N -77.1253°W	3.3	other biomass solids	Steam Turbine	2013
Glades Pike Generation Plant	Somerset	40.0066°N -79.041°W	6.5	landfill gas	Reciprocating Engine (x2) Simple Cycle	2011 (3.2MW) 2011 (3.3MW)
Green Knight EC	Northampton	40.8592°N -75.2627°W	9.9	landfill gas	Simple Cycle (x3)	2001
Keystone Recovery	Lackawanna	41.4363°N -75.5984°W	5.6	landfill gas	Reciprocating Engine (x7)	1995/1996
Harrisburg Facility	Dauphin	40.2442°N -76.8539°W	24.1	municipal solid waste (biogenic & non-biogenic)	Steam Turbine	2006
Johnsonburg Mill	Elk	41.4915°N -78.6758°W	54	wood/wood waste	Steam Turbine	1993
Lancaster County	Lancaster County	40.0711°N -76.6436°W	35.7	municipal solid waste (biogenic & non-biogenic)	Steam Turbine	1990
Mountain View	Franklin	39.8014°N -77.7883°W	14.4	landfill gas	Reciprocating Engine (x48)	2003
Pennsbury	Bucks	40.1531°N -74.7691°W	6.0	landfill gas	Simple Cycle (x2)	1996
Pine Grove	Schuylkill	40.5553°N -76.3886°W	5.4	landfill gas	Reciprocating Engine (x18)	2008
Pioneer Crossing Energy	Berks	40.275°N -75.8167°W	8.0	landfill gas	Reciprocating Engine (x5)	2008/2013
PWD Cogen Plant	Philadelphia	39.9886°N -75.0833°W	5.6	other biomass gas	Reciprocating Engine (x4)	2013
Spring Grove Facility	York	39.8709°N -76.8681°W	39.1	wood/wood waste	Steam Turbine	1994
Waste Management Arden	Washington	40.2058°N -80.2611°W	4.8	landfill gas	Reciprocating Engine (x6)	2009
Wheelabrator Falls	Bucks	40.1626°N -74.7682°W	53.3	municipal solid waste (biogenic & non-biogenic)	Steam Turbine	1994
York County	York	40.0017°N -76.7183°W	36.5	municipal solid waste (biogenic & non-biogenic)	Steam Turbine	1989

Hydroelectric

See also: List of dams and reservoirs in Pennsylvania.

Name	Location (County)		Capacity (MW)	Number of Turbines	Year Opened	Refs
Allegheny Hydro Partners No. 5		40.6829°N -79.6653°W	6.0	2	1988
Allegheny Hydro Partners No. 6		40.7164°N -79.5772°W	8.0	2	1988
Allegheny Hydro Partners No. 8		40.8966°N -79.479°W	13.6	2	1990
Allegheny Hydro Partners No. 9		40.956°N -79.5507°W	17.8	2	1990
Beaver Valley- Patterson		40.6219°N -80.4336°W	1.2	3	1982
Conemaugh Dam		40.4644°N -79.3657°W	14.0	2	1989
			109	14	1910-1914/1924/ 2011-2013
Lake Lynn Hydro		39.7203°N -79.8561°W	51.2	4	1926/1929
Mahoning Creek		40.9211°N -79.2817°W	6.6	1	2013
Piney Hydroelectric		41.1921°N -79.4335°W	27.0	3	1924/1928
	Lancaster & York		422.5	14	1931-1934/1940/ 1985-1986
Townsend Hydro		40.7335°N -80.3148°W	4.2	2	1987
		41.4679°N -75.1309°W	44.0	2	1926
Warrior Ridge Hydro		40.54°N -78.0346°W	2.8	4	1985
		40.4336°N -78.0067°W	21.0	2	1988
	Dauphin, Lancaster & York		20.0	20	1904-1910
Yough Hydro Power		39.8016°N -79.3682°W	12.2	2	1989

Solar

See also: Solar power in Pennsylvania.

Name	Location (County)	Coordinates	Capacity (MWAC)	Year Opened	Refs
Keystone Solar	Lancaster		5.0	2012
PA Solar Park	Carbon		10.1	2012
White Tail Solar	Franklin		13.5	2019
Great Cove I and II	Franklin, Fulton		220	2024	^[6]

Wind

See also: Wind power in Pennsylvania.

Name	Location (County)		Capacity (MW)	Number of Turbines	Year Opened	Refs
		40.3839°N -78.5794°W	80.0	40	2007
		41.7619°N -76.8553°W	100.5	67	2009
	Luzerne	41.2353°N -75.7531°W	24.0	12	2006
Big Level Wind		41.8693°N -77.6659°W	90.0	25	2019
		39.85°N -79.138°W	34.5	23	2007
Chestnut Flats Wind		40.5228°N -78.4769°W	38.0	19	2011
Forward Wind		40.0853°N -78.8633°W	29.4	14	2008
Highland Wind (I&II)		40.3042°N -78.6908°W	137.5	55	2009/2012
Laurel Hill Wind		41.5323°N -77.0296°W	69.0	30	2012
Locust Ridge Wind Farm (I&II)		40.855°N -76.1292°W	128.0	64	2007/2009
Lookout Wind		39.8794°N -78.9183°W	37.8	18	2008
Mehoopany Wind Energy		41.4206°N -76.0492°W	140.8	88	2012
		39.7907°N -79.002°W	30.0	20	2003
		39.9134°N -79.3936°W	15.0	10	2001
North Allegheny Wind		40.4381°N -78.5436°W	70.0	35	2009
Patton Wind		40.6307°N -78.6961°W	30.0	15	2012
PPL Frey Farm Landfill Wind		39.9592°N -76.4556°W	3.2	2	2011
Ringer Hill Wind		39.7447°N -79.1881°W	39.9	14	2016
Sandy Ridge Wind Farm		40.7292°N -78.2874°W	48.2	35	2012
		39.9792°N -79.0128°W	9.0	6	2001
		39.7513°N -79.7271°W	50.4	23	2012
Stoney Creek Wind		40.0311°N -78.8153°W	52.5	35	2009
Twin Ridges Wind		39.7606°N -78.8747°W	139.4	68	2012
	Wayne	41.5533°N -75.4542°W	64.5	43	2003

Storage power stations

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

Battery

Name	Location (County)		Capacity (MW)	Year Opened	Refs
Green Mountain Storage		39.8514°N -79.0706°W	10.4	2016	^[7]
		39.7907°N -79.0021°W	18.0	2015	^[8]

Pumped Storage

Name	Location (County)		Capacity (MW)	Number of Turbines	Year Opened	Refs
	Lancaster		1,071	8	1967/1968
			435	2	1970

Former power stations

Name	Type	Location (County)	Coordinates	Capacity (MW)	Decommissioned
	Natural Gas/Diesel		40.9292°N -79.4664°W	600	2012
	Coal		40.5108°N -79.1936°W	2,022	July 1,2023
Chester Waterside Station^[10]	Coal, natural gas		39.8292°N -75.3839°W	1,242	1981
	Coal		39.8556°N -79.9275°W	1,700	2013
Mitchell Power Station	Coal, oil		40.2211°N -79.9683°W	370	2014
Frank R. Phillips Power Station	Coal		40.5689°N -80.2286°W		1990s
	Coal		40.6672°N -80.3461°W	110	2012
	Coal		40.635°N -80.4153°W	2,490	2019
Cromby Generating Station^[11]	Coal	Chester	40.1531°N -75.5289°W	118	2011
Sunbury Generation Plant^[12]	Coal			400	2014
Cheswick Generating Station	Coal		40.5383°N -79.7914°W	635	2022^[13]
Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station	Nuclear	Dauphin		805	2019
Delaware Station	Coal, oil		39.9667°N -75.1269°W	468	2008
Delta Water Power Co.	Hydro, water			0.275	1936?

See also

• List of power stations in the United States

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pennsylvania Electricity Profile . U.S. Energy Information Administration . 2024-06-11.
2. Web site: Pennsylvania Electricity Profile Analysis . U.S. EIA . 2021-04-14.
3. Web site: 2019-02-06 . Hickory Run Energy Center . 2023-02-16 . NAES . en-US.
4. Web site: Panda Hummel: Power plant operating smoothly.
5. http://www.tenaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Westmoreland.pdf
6. Web site: 2024-03-18 . Penn celebrates operation and benefits of largest solar power project in Pennsylvania . 2024-03-19 . Penn Today . en.
7. Web site: Battery system replacing some Somerset County windmills . Randy Griffith . The Tribune-Democrat . 2016-11-17.
8. Web site: NextEra affiliate plans battery storage project at Meyersdale wind farm in Pa. . transmissionhub.com . Barry Cassell . 2015-07-30.
9. Web site: US Department of Energy . August 2013 . Hazle Spindle, LLC . 6 March 2024.
10. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/master/pnp/habshaer/pa/pa3600/pa3680/data/pa3680data.pdf
11. Web site: Cromby Generating Station - SourceWatch.
12. Web site: PP&L-built coal-fired generating plant visible from Routes 11/15 to be razed. 26 September 2018.
13. Web site: Charah Solutions adds PA power plant to its demo list. en. 2022-04-07.