Power Plants Near 15214 — Pittsburgh, PA

53 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 15214 (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 40.4865, -80.0140 · County: Allegheny

Natural Gas 48%Coal 39%Nuclear 12%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
2.2 mi	Brunot Island Pittsburg, PA	Natural Gas	365 MW	Brunot Island Power, Llc
3.7 mi	Ecp Uptown Campus Pittsburgh, PA	Natural Gas	6 MW	Ecp Uptown Campus Llc
4.1 mi	Emsworth L&d Hydroelectric Project Pittsburgh, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
4.8 mi	Emsworth Bc Hydroelectric Project Pittsburgh, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
10.5 mi	Mon Valley Works Dravosburg, PA	Other Fossil	53 MW	United States Steel-Mon Valley
10.6 mi	Braddock Lock And Dam Braddock, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund Xlii, Llc
11.5 mi	Pittsburgh Airport Gas Plant Coraopolis, PA	Natural Gas	22 MW	Img Energy Solutions
12.6 mi	Pg Solar 1 Findlay Township, PA	Solar	3 MW	Img Energy Solutions
13.5 mi	Allegheny Energy Units 3 4 & 5 Springdale, PA	Natural Gas	556 MW	Springdale Energy Llc
13.6 mi	Springdale 1 & 2 Springdale, PA	Natural Gas	88 MW	Springdale Energy Llc
14.1 mi	Clairton Works Clairton, PA	Coal	31 MW	United States Steel- Clairton
15.2 mi	Ppg Monroeville Chemicals Center Monroeville, PA	Oil	1 MW	Ppg Monroeville Chemicals Center
15.8 mi	Gaucho Solar Clinton, PA	Solar	20 MW	Gaucho Solar
21.2 mi	Shell Chemical Appalachia Llc Monaca, PA	Natural Gas	310 MW	Shell Chemical Appalachia Llc
21.6 mi	Beaver Solar Llc Beaver, PA	Solar	1 MW	Laurel Capital Partners
22.7 mi	Montgomery L&d Hydroelectric Project Monaca, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
22.8 mi	Allegheny No. 5 Hydro Station Schenley, PA	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
23.2 mi	Townsend Hydro New Brighton, PA	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Beaver Falls Municipal Auth
23.4 mi	Waste Management Arden Lfgte Washington, PA	Biomass	5 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
23.9 mi	Beaver Valley Patterson Dam Beaver Falls, PA	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Central Rivers Power Us, Llc
23.9 mi	Beaver Valley Shippingport, PA	Nuclear	1,847 MW	Energy Harbor Nuclear Generation Llc
24.3 mi	Monongahela L&d4 Hydroelectric Project Charleroi, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
25.0 mi	Pine 1 Solar Hookstown, PA	Solar	17 MW	Be-Pine1 Llc
25.6 mi	Pine 2 Solar Hookstown, PA	Solar	17 MW	Be-Pine2 Llc
26.9 mi	Hunker Solar River, Llc Ruffs Dale, PA	Solar	3 MW	Solriver Capital Llc
27.2 mi	Tenaska Westmoreland Generating Station Smithton, PA	Natural Gas	1,134 MW	Tenaska Pennsylvania Partners, Llc
27.9 mi	Allegheny No 6 Hydro Station Ford City, PA	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
28.7 mi	Allegheny L&d2 Hydroelectric Project Pittsburgh, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
29.5 mi	Wylie Ridge Solar Weirton, WV	Solar	—	Monongahela Power Co
33.6 mi	Maxwell L&d Hydroelectric Project Luzerne, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
34.1 mi	Conemaugh Hydro Plant Saltsburg, PA	Hydroelectric	15 MW	Pennsylvania Renewable Resources
35.8 mi	Steubenville Solar Steubenville, OH	Solar	—	Bq Energy Development
35.8 mi	Nottingham Solar Cadiz, OH	Solar	—	Bq Energy Development
36.3 mi	Armstrong Shelocta, PA	Natural Gas	688 MW	Armstrong Power Llc
36.3 mi	New Castle Plant West Pittsburg, PA	Natural Gas	354 MW	New Castle Power, Llc
36.4 mi	South Field Energy Wellsville, OH	Natural Gas	1,210 MW	South Field Energy, Llc
37.1 mi	Cardinal Brillant, OH	Coal	1,880 MW	Cardinal Operating Company
37.3 mi	Keystone Shelocta, PA	Coal	1,883 MW	Keycon Operating Llc
37.7 mi	Firefly Solar Pa New Castle, PA	Solar	—	Vesper Energy Development Llc
39.9 mi	Allegheny Hydro No 8 Adrian, PA	Hydroelectric	14 MW	Allegheny Hydro Lp
40.5 mi	Allegheny Hydro No 9 Cowansville, PA	Hydroelectric	18 MW	Allegheny Hydro Lp
41.1 mi	Hill Top Energy Center, Llc Carmichaels, PA	Natural Gas	665 MW	Hill Top Energy Center, Llc
41.2 mi	Pechin Solar Dunbar, PA	Solar	14 MW	Pechin Solar, Llc
41.3 mi	Hickory Run Energy Station New Castle, PA	Natural Gas	1,034 MW	Hickory Run Energy, Llc
42.1 mi	Mahoning New Springfield, OH	Biomass	4 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
42.1 mi	Spring Lane Ligonier, PA	Solar	14 MW	Mn8 Energy Llc
43.0 mi	Homer City Generating Station Homer City, PA	Coal	2,012 MW	Homer City Generation, L.p.
43.6 mi	Fayette Energy Facility Masontown, PA	Natural Gas	715 MW	Fayette Power Company, Llc
44.2 mi	Carbon Limestone Lowellville, OH	Natural Gas	—	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
45.7 mi	Indiana University Of Pennsylvania Indiana, PA	Natural Gas	24 MW	Indiana University Of Penn
46.0 mi	Grays Landing L&d Hydroelectric Project Masontown, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
47.4 mi	Wabtec U.s Rail, Grove City Engine Plant Grove City, PA	Oil	4 MW	General Electric Co
48.7 mi	Mahoning Creek Hydroelectric Project New Bethlehem, PA	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 53 power plants within 50 miles of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (ZIP 15214), with a combined 15,058 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 16 of the 53 nearby plants. The closest plant is Brunot Island at 2.2 miles.

Nameplate capacity is the maximum output a plant can produce under ideal conditions — actual generation depends on fuel availability, demand, and maintenance schedules. Capacity factor (shown on individual plant pages) measures how much of that theoretical maximum a plant actually delivers over a year. Nuclear plants typically run above 90%; solar and wind range from 20–45% depending on location and weather.

All data comes from federal EIA and EPA releases. For a printable version of this proximity search, use the report link below. To explore all plants in Pennsylvania, visit the Pennsylvania state page.

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