List of power stations in Pennsylvania
This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in Pennsylvania, sorted by type and name. In 2018, Pennsylvania had a total summer capacity of 48,558 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 215,386 GWh.[2] Pennsylvania's electrical energy generation mix in 2020 was 9% coal, 47% natural gas, 39% nuclear, 2% hydroelectric and 3% renewables. As in other U.S. states, the generating mix has been shifting from coal to gas. Extraction of the state's coal and gas resources for domestic and foreign export sale continues to rank among the highest in the nation.[1]
Sources of Pennsylvania electricity generation: May 2020 [1]
Coal (9%)
Natural Gas (47%)
Hydroelectric (2%)
Other Renewables (3%)
Nuclear (39%)
Coal power stations
| Name | Location (County) | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brunner Island Steam Electric Station | York | 40°05′44″N 76°41′49″W | 1,567 |
| Cheswick Generating Station | Allegheny | 40°32′18″N 79°47′29″W | 635 |
| Conemaugh Generating Station | Indiana | 40°23′05″N 79°03′49″W | 1,872 |
| Homer City Generating Station | Indiana | 40°30′39″N 79°11′37″W | 2,022 |
| Keystone Generating Station | Armstrong | 40°39′36″N 79°20′27″W | 1,872 |
| Montour Power Plant | Montour | 41°04′13″N 76°39′52″W | 1,624 |
| Wheelabrator Frackville | Schuylkill | 40°48′06″N 76°10′30″W | 48 |
Natural Gas power stations
The Seneca Pumped Storage Generating Station reservoir. Kinzua Dam on the Allegheny River can be seen on the left.
| Name | Location (County) | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panda Hummel[3] | Snyder | 1,125 | |
| Hamilton Liberty | Bradford | 829 | |
| Hamilton Patriot | Lycoming | 829 | |
| Tenaska Westmoreland[4] | Smithton | 40°10′53.8″N 79°42′29.6″W | 940 |
Hydroelectric power stations
| Name | Location (County) | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny Hydro Partners (Freeport) | Armstrong | 6 | |
| Allegheny Hydro Partners No. 6 | Armstrong | 8 | |
| Allegheny Hydro Partners No. 8 | Armstrong | 13.6 | |
| Allegheny Hydro Partners No. 9 | Armstrong | 17.8 | |
| Beaver Valley- Patterson | Beaver | 1.2 | |
| Conemaugh Dam | Indiana and Westmoreland | 40°28′05.04″N 79°21′58.44″W | 14 |
| Holtwood Dam | Lancaster and York | 39°49′37″N 76°20′07″W | 109 |
| Mahoning Creek | Armstrong | 6.6 | |
| Muddy Run Pumped Storage Facility | Lancaster | 39°48′29″N 76°17′53″W | 1,071 |
| Piney Hydroelectric | Clarion | 27 | |
| PPL HW Wallenpaupack | Pike and Wayne | 44 | |
| Safe Harbor Dam | Lancaster and York | 39°55′14″N 76°23′33″W | 422.5 |
| Seneca Pumped Storage Generating Station | Warren | 41°50′21″N 79°00′13″W | 435 |
| Townsend Hydro | Beaver | 4.2 | |
| Warrior Ridge Hydro | Huntingdon | 2.8 | |
| William F. Matson | Huntingdon | 40°26′01″N 78°00′24″W | 21 |
| York Haven Dam | Dauphin, Lancaster and York | 40°07′03″N 76°42′55″W | 20 |
| Yough Hydro Power | Fayette & Somerset | 12.2 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration[5]
Nuclear power stations
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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (MW Totals as of August 2014)
Wind power stations
| Name | Location (County) | Number of Wind mills | Capacity (MW) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia Mountain Wind | Bradford & Tioga | 71 | 100.5 |
| Laurel Hill Wind | Lycoming | 31 | 69 |
| Locust Ridge | Schuylkill | 12 | 26 |
| Locust Ridge II | Schuylkill | 25 | 102 |
| Mehoopany Wind Energy | Wyoming | 86 | 142.6 |
| Sandy Ridge Wind Farm | Blair & Centre | 25 | 48.2 |
| Waymart Wind | Wayne | 43 | 64.5 |
| Wind Park- Bear Creek | Luzerne | 12 | 24 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
Former
| Name | Type | Location (County) | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Decommissioned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong Power Plant | Natural Gas/Diesel | Armstrong | 40°55′45″N 79°27′59″W | 600 | N/A |
| Chester Waterside Station[6] | Coal, natural gas | Delaware | 39°49′45″N 75°23′2″W | 1,242 | 1981 |
| Hatfield's Ferry Power Station | Coal | Greene | 39°51′20″N 79°55′39″W | 1,700 | 2013 |
| Mitchell Power Station | Coal, oil | Washington | 40°13′16″N 79°58′6″W | 370 | 2014 |
| Frank R. Phillips Power Station | Coal | Beaver | 40°34′8″N 80°13′43″W | 1990s | |
| George F. Weaton Power Station | Coal | Beaver | 40°40′2″N 80°20′46″W | 110 | 2012 |
| Bruce Mansfield Power Plant | Coal | Beaver | 40°38′06″N 80°24′55″W | 2,490 | 2019 |
| Cromby Generating Station[7] | Coal | Chester | 40°9′11″N 75°31′44″W | 118 | 2011 |
| Sunbury Generation Plant[8] | Coal | Snyder | 400 | 2014 | |
| Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station | Nuclear | Dauphin | 40°09′14″N 76°43′29″W | 805 | 2019 |
References
- "Pennsylvania - State Energy Profile Overview - EIA". www.eia.gov. Retrieved 2020-08-29.
- Pennsylvania Electricity Profile, U.S. Energy Information Administration, August 29, 2020
- https://www.dailyitem.com/news/local_news/panda-hummel-power-plant-operating-smoothly/article_85c33949-ef1c-5a6f-8d72-47cbbde24fee.html
- http://www.tenaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Westmoreland.pdf
- http://www.eia.gov/state/maps.cfm
- http://lcweb2.loc.gov/master/pnp/habshaer/pa/pa3600/pa3680/data/pa3680data.pdf
- https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Cromby_Generating_Station
- https://www.pennlive.com/news/2018/09/landmark_former_coal-fired_gen.html
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