🌿 Biomass Power Plants in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania operates 31 biomass power plants totaling 498 MW of nameplate capacity. Annual generation: 2.6M MWh.
Biomass plants burn wood, agricultural waste, or methane from landfills to generate steam and electricity. They are considered carbon-neutral over long timescales when fuel is sustainably sourced, but they produce particulate emissions similar to coal.
Plants31operating
Capacity498 MWnameplate
Generation2.6M MWhannual
All Pennsylvania biomass plants
| Plant | City | County | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pixelle Specialty Solutions Llc - Spring | Spring Grove | York County | 104 MW | Pixelle Specialty Solutions Llc - (Pa) |
| Covanta Delaware Valley | Chester | Delaware County | 90 MW | Covanta Delaware Valley Lp |
| Wheelabrator Falls | Morrisville | Bucks County | 53 MW | Wheelabrator Environmental Systems |
| York County Resource Recovery | York | York County | 37 MW | York County Solid W & R Auth |
| Lancaster County Resource Recovery | Brainbridge | Lancaster County | 36 MW | Covanta Lancaster Inc |
| Reworld Plymouth Llc | Conshohocken | Montgomery County | 32 MW | Reworld Waste Llc |
| Harrisburg Facility | Harrisburg | Dauphin County | 24 MW | Harrisburg Authority |
| Mountain View | Greencastle | Franklin County | 14 MW | Industrial Power Generating Company Llc |
| Dart Container Corp | Leola | Lancaster County | 11 MW | Dart Container Corp |
| Broad Mountain | Schuylkill | Schuylkill County | 11 MW | Hunlock Creek Generating, Llc |
| Green Knight Energy Center | Pen Argyl | Northampton County | 10 MW | Waste Management Inc |
| Pioneer Crossing Energy, Llc | Birdsboro | Berks County | 8 MW | Pioneer Crossing Energy Llc |
| Cumberland County Pa Lfg Recovery | Shippensburg | Cumberland County | 6 MW | Nextera Renewable Fuels, Llc |
| Blue Ridge Landfill | Chambersburg | Franklin County | 6 MW | Nextera Renewable Fuels, Llc |
| Pennsbury | Morrisville | Bucks County | 6 MW | Wm Renewable Energy Llc |
| Lakeview Gas Recovery | Erie | Erie County | 6 MW | Wm Renewable Energy Llc |
| Pwd Northeast Wpcp Biogas Cogen Plant | Philadelphia | Philadelphia County | 6 MW | Philadelphia Water Department |
| Waste Management Arden Lfgte | Washington | Washington County | 5 MW | Wm Renewable Energy Llc |
| Gettysburg Energy & Nutrient Rec Facilit | York Springs | Adams County | 3 MW | Gettysburg Energy And Nutrient Rec Facility Llc |
| Frey Farm Landfill | Conestoga | Lancaster County | 3 MW | Nextera Renewable Fuels, Llc |
| Glra Landfill | Lebanon | Lebanon County | 3 MW | Nextera Renewable Fuels, Llc |
| Lanchester Generating Station | Narvon | Lancaster County | 3 MW | Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl |
| Allenwood | Montgomery | Lycoming County | 3 MW | Nextera Renewable Fuels, Llc |
| Lycoming County | Montgomery | Lycoming County | 3 MW | Nextera Renewable Fuels, Llc |
| L&s Sweetners | Leola | Lancaster County | 3 MW | Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl |
| Glades Pike Generation Plant | Somerset | Somerset County | 3 MW | State Correctnl Inst Laurel Highlands |
| Seccra Community Landfill | West Grove | Chester County | 3 MW | Southeastern Chester County Refuse Auth |
| Norther Tier Landfill | Burlington | Bradford County | 2 MW | Nextera Renewable Fuels, Llc |
| Tullytown | Morrisville | Bucks County | 2 MW | Wm Renewable Energy Llc |
| Morgantown | Morgantown | Berks County | 2 MW | Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl |
| Maidencreek Biomass Plant | Maidencreek Township | Berks County | — | Nextera Renewable Fuels, Llc |