Largest Power Plants in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania has 324 power plants with a combined nameplate capacity of 54,934 MW. The table below ranks the 50 largest by installed capacity — these are the facilities with the most generation potential in the state. Nameplate capacity measures the maximum output under ideal conditions; actual generation depends on fuel cost, demand, and maintenance schedules.

For a complete list of all plants in the state, visit the Pennsylvania state page. To find plants near a specific address, use the address lookup.

#PlantStateFuelCapacity
1Peach BottomPennsylvaniaNuclear2,876 MW
2Talenenergy SusquehannaPennsylvaniaNuclear2,532 MW
3LimerickPennsylvaniaNuclear2,277 MW
4Homer City Generating StationPennsylvaniaCoal2,012 MW
5ConemaughPennsylvaniaCoal1,963 MW
6KeystonePennsylvaniaCoal1,883 MW
7Beaver ValleyPennsylvaniaNuclear1,847 MW
8Talenenergy Martins CreekPennsylvaniaOil1,772 MW
9Talenenergy MontourPennsylvaniaNatural Gas1,758 MW
10Brunner IslandPennsylvaniaNatural Gas1,616 MW
11Lackawanna Energy CenterPennsylvaniaNatural Gas1,499 MW
12York Energy CenterPennsylvaniaNatural Gas1,449 MW
13Fairless Energy CenterPennsylvaniaNatural Gas1,338 MW
14Cpv Fairview Energy CenterPennsylvaniaNatural Gas1,197 MW
15Hummel Station LlcPennsylvaniaNatural Gas1,194 MW
16Bethlehem Power PlantPennsylvaniaNatural Gas1,153 MW
17Tenaska Westmoreland Generating StationPennsylvaniaNatural Gas1,134 MW
18Moxie Freedom Generation PlantPennsylvaniaNatural Gas1,105 MW
19Muddy RunPennsylvaniaHydroelectric1,072 MW
20Hickory Run Energy StationPennsylvaniaNatural Gas1,034 MW
21Crane Clean Energy CenterPennsylvaniaNuclear981 MW
22Hunterstown Power PlantPennsylvaniaNatural Gas898 MW
23Hamilton LibertyPennsylvaniaNatural Gas870 MW
24Hamilton Patriot Generation PlantPennsylvaniaNatural Gas870 MW
25Eddystone Generating StationPennsylvaniaNatural Gas862 MW
26Marcus Hook Energy LpPennsylvaniaNatural Gas836 MW
27Ironwood LlcPennsylvaniaNatural Gas778 MW
28Ontelaunee Energy CenterPennsylvaniaNatural Gas728 MW
29Fayette Energy FacilityPennsylvaniaNatural Gas715 MW
30ArmstrongPennsylvaniaNatural Gas688 MW
31Hill Top Energy Center, LlcPennsylvaniaNatural Gas665 MW
32Lower Mount Bethel EnergyPennsylvaniaNatural Gas652 MW
33ShawvillePennsylvaniaNatural Gas632 MW
34Liberty Electric Power PlantPennsylvaniaNatural Gas614 MW
35Seward (Pa)PennsylvaniaCoal585 MW
36Allegheny Energy Units 3 4 & 5PennsylvaniaNatural Gas556 MW
37Croydon Ct Generating StationPennsylvaniaOil546 MW
38Birdsboro PowerPennsylvaniaNatural Gas525 MW
39Seneca Generation LlcPennsylvaniaHydroelectric438 MW
40Safe HarborPennsylvaniaHydroelectric418 MW
41Brunot IslandPennsylvaniaNatural Gas365 MW
42New Castle PlantPennsylvaniaNatural Gas354 MW
43Shell Chemical Appalachia LlcPennsylvaniaNatural Gas310 MW
44Handsome Lake Energy LlcPennsylvaniaNatural Gas295 MW
45HoltwoodPennsylvaniaHydroelectric247 MW
46Portland (Pa)PennsylvaniaNatural Gas194 MW
47Grays Ferry CogenerationPennsylvaniaNatural Gas193 MW
48HazeltonPennsylvaniaNatural Gas172 MW
49Great Cove Solar IiPennsylvaniaSolar150 MW
50Hunlock Power StationPennsylvaniaNatural Gas146 MW

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PowerPlantsNearMe.com. (2026). Largest Power Plants in Pennsylvania. Derived from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID. Retrieved from https://powerplantsnearme.com/largest-power-plants/pennsylvania

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