🌿 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
Where biomass plants sit in Pennsylvania
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 |