List of power stations in Pennsylvania


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. 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 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.

Nuclear power stations

NameLocation
CoordinatesCapacity
Year
opened
Refs
Beaver Valley Nuclear Generating StationBeaver1,8351976/1987
Limerick Generating StationMontgomery2,2961986/1990
Peach Bottom Nuclear Generating StationYork2,2511974
Susquehanna Steam Electric StationLuzerne2,5201983/1985

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration

Fossil-fuel power stations

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

Natural gas

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

Petroleum

NameLocation
CoordinatesCapacity
Generation
type
Year
opened
Refs
Croydon CT Generating StationBucks546.4Simple cycle 1974
PortlandNorthampton194Simple cycle 1967/1971/1997

Renewable power stations

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

Hydroelectric

NameLocation
CoordinatesCapacity
Number of
turbines
Year
opened
Refs
Allegheny Hydro Partners No. 5Armstrong6.021988
Allegheny Hydro Partners No. 6Armstrong8.021988
Allegheny Hydro Partners No. 8Armstrong13.621990
Allegheny Hydro Partners No. 9Armstrong17.821990
Beaver Valley- PattersonBeaver1.231982
Conemaugh DamIndiana &
Westmoreland
14.021989
Holtwood DamLancaster
& York
109141910-1914/1924/
2011-2013
Lake Lynn HydroFayette51.241926/1929
Mahoning CreekArmstrong6.612013
Piney HydroelectricClarion27.031924/1928
Safe Harbor DamLancaster
& York
422.5141931-1934/1940/
1985-1986
Townsend HydroBeaver4.221987
WallenpaupackPike & Wayne44.021926
Warrior Ridge HydroHuntingdon2.841985
William F. MatsonHuntingdon21.021988
York Haven DamDauphin,
Lancaster
& York
20.0201904-1910
Yough Hydro PowerFayette
& Somerset
12.221989

Solar

NameLocation CoordinatesCapacity
Year
opened
Refs
CPV Maple Hill SolarCambria1002023
Great Cove I and IIFranklin, Fulton2202024
Keystone SolarLancaster5.02012
PA Solar ParkCarbon10.12012
White Tail SolarFranklin13.52019

Wind

NameLocation
CoordinatesCapacity
Number of
turbines
Year
Opened
Refs
Allegheny Ridge Wind FarmCambria80.0402007
Armenia Mountain Wind FarmBradford & Tioga100.5672009
Bear Creek Wind Power ProjectLuzerne24.0122006
Big Level WindPotter90.0252019
Casselman Wind Power ProjectSomerset34.5232007
Chestnut Flats WindBlair38.0192011
Forward WindSomerset29.4142008
Highland Wind Cambria137.5552009/2012
Laurel Hill WindLycoming69.0302012
Locust Ridge Wind Farm Schuylkill128.0642007/2009
Lookout WindSomerset37.8182008
Mehoopany Wind EnergyWyoming140.8882012
Meyersdale Wind FarmSomerset30.0202003
Mill Run Wind Energy CenterSomerset15.0102001
North Allegheny WindBlair70.0352009
Patton WindCambria30.0152012
PPL Frey Farm Landfill WindLancaster3.222011
Ringer Hill WindSomerset39.9142016
Sandy Ridge Wind FarmBlair & Centre48.2352012
Somerset Wind FarmSomerset9.062001
South Chestnut Wind ProjectFayette50.4232012
Stoney Creek WindSomerset52.5352009
Twin Ridges WindSomerset139.4682012
Waymart Wind FarmWayne64.5432003

Storage power stations

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