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Sources of Pennsylvania utility-scale electricity generation:
full year 2022 [1]

  Natural Gas (54.5%)
  Nuclear (32.0%)
  Coal (9.5%)
  Wind (1.6%)
  Hydroelectric (0.9%)
  Biomass (0.7%)
  Non-Biogenic Waste (0.6%)
  Solar (0.1%)
  Petroleum (0.1%)

In 2019, Pennsylvania had a total summer capacity of 47,812 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 228,995 GWh. [2] The corresponding electrical energy generation mix was 42.9% natural gas, 36.3% nuclear, 16.5% coal, 1.5% hydroelectric, 1.4% wind, 0.9% biomass, 0.4% non-biogenic waste, and 0.1% petroleum. Small-scale solar, which includes customer-owned photovoltaic panels, delivered an additional net 492 GWh of energy to the state's electrical grid. This was more than five times greater than the 83 GWh (0.04%) 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]

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Nuclear power stations

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

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

Coal

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
TalenEnergy Montour Montour 41°04′17″N 76°40′02″W / 41.0714°N 76.6672°W / 41.0714; -76.6672 (TalenEnergy Montour) 1,758 1972/1973
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

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)
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 [7]
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

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

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

Biomass and Municipal Waste

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

See also: List of dams and reservoirs in Pennsylvania
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

See also: Solar power in Pennsylvania
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 [8]

Wind

See also: Wind power in Pennsylvania
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

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

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 [9]
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 [10]

Flywheel

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 1 2014 [11]

Pumped Storage

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

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 [12] 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 [13] 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 [14] 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 [15]
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

References

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Sources of Pennsylvania utility-scale electricity generation:
full year 2022 [1]

  Natural Gas (54.5%)
  Nuclear (32.0%)
  Coal (9.5%)
  Wind (1.6%)
  Hydroelectric (0.9%)
  Biomass (0.7%)
  Non-Biogenic Waste (0.6%)
  Solar (0.1%)
  Petroleum (0.1%)

In 2019, Pennsylvania had a total summer capacity of 47,812 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 228,995 GWh. [2] The corresponding electrical energy generation mix was 42.9% natural gas, 36.3% nuclear, 16.5% coal, 1.5% hydroelectric, 1.4% wind, 0.9% biomass, 0.4% non-biogenic waste, and 0.1% petroleum. Small-scale solar, which includes customer-owned photovoltaic panels, delivered an additional net 492 GWh of energy to the state's electrical grid. This was more than five times greater than the 83 GWh (0.04%) 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]

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Nuclear power stations

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

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

Coal

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
TalenEnergy Montour Montour 41°04′17″N 76°40′02″W / 41.0714°N 76.6672°W / 41.0714; -76.6672 (TalenEnergy Montour) 1,758 1972/1973
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

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)
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 [7]
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

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

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

Biomass and Municipal Waste

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

See also: List of dams and reservoirs in Pennsylvania
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

See also: Solar power in Pennsylvania
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 [8]

Wind

See also: Wind power in Pennsylvania
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

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

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 [9]
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 [10]

Flywheel

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 1 2014 [11]

Pumped Storage

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

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 [12] 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 [13] 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 [14] 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 [15]
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

References

  1. ^ a b "Electricity Data Browser, Net generation for all sectors, Pennsylvania, Fuel Type-Check all, Annual, 2001–21". www.eia.gov. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
  2. ^ "Pennsylvania Electricity Profile". U.S. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  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.
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  7. ^ http://www.tenaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Westmoreland.pdf [ dead link]
  8. ^ "Penn celebrates operation and benefits of largest solar power project in Pennsylvania". Penn Today. 2024-03-18. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  9. ^ Randy Griffith (2016-11-17). "Battery system replacing some Somerset County windmills". The Tribune-Democrat.
  10. ^ Barry Cassell (2015-07-30). "NextEra affiliate plans battery storage project at Meyersdale wind farm in Pa". transmissionhub.com.
  11. ^ US Department of Energy (August 2013). "Hazle Spindle, LLC". Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  12. ^ http://lcweb2.loc.gov/master/pnp/habshaer/pa/pa3600/pa3680/data/pa3680data.pdf [ bare URL PDF]
  13. ^ "Cromby Generating Station - SourceWatch".
  14. ^ "PP&L-built coal-fired generating plant visible from Routes 11/15 to be razed". 26 September 2018.
  15. ^ "Charah Solutions adds PA power plant to its demo list". Retrieved 2022-04-07.
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