Power Plants Near 15227 — Pittsburgh, PA

61 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 15227 (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 40.3805, -79.9667 · County: Allegheny

Coal 52%Natural Gas 37%Nuclear 9%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
4.1 mi	Ecp Uptown Campus Pittsburgh, PA	Natural Gas	6 MW	Ecp Uptown Campus Llc
5.7 mi	Braddock Lock And Dam Braddock, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund Xlii, Llc
5.9 mi	Mon Valley Works Dravosburg, PA	Other Fossil	53 MW	United States Steel-Mon Valley
6.6 mi	Clairton Works Clairton, PA	Coal	31 MW	United States Steel- Clairton
7.1 mi	Brunot Island Pittsburg, PA	Natural Gas	365 MW	Brunot Island Power, Llc
10.6 mi	Emsworth L&d Hydroelectric Project Pittsburgh, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
11.0 mi	Emsworth Bc Hydroelectric Project Pittsburgh, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
13.1 mi	Ppg Monroeville Chemicals Center Monroeville, PA	Oil	1 MW	Ppg Monroeville Chemicals Center
15.4 mi	Allegheny Energy Units 3 4 & 5 Springdale, PA	Natural Gas	556 MW	Springdale Energy Llc
15.5 mi	Springdale 1 & 2 Springdale, PA	Natural Gas	88 MW	Springdale Energy Llc
16.1 mi	Pittsburgh Airport Gas Plant Coraopolis, PA	Natural Gas	22 MW	Img Energy Solutions
16.6 mi	Monongahela L&d4 Hydroelectric Project Charleroi, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
16.6 mi	Pg Solar 1 Findlay Township, PA	Solar	3 MW	Img Energy Solutions
19.7 mi	Waste Management Arden Lfgte Washington, PA	Biomass	5 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
20.1 mi	Tenaska Westmoreland Generating Station Smithton, PA	Natural Gas	1,134 MW	Tenaska Pennsylvania Partners, Llc
20.3 mi	Hunker Solar River, Llc Ruffs Dale, PA	Solar	3 MW	Solriver Capital Llc
20.4 mi	Gaucho Solar Clinton, PA	Solar	20 MW	Gaucho Solar
26.1 mi	Maxwell L&d Hydroelectric Project Luzerne, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
26.2 mi	Allegheny No. 5 Hydro Station Schenley, PA	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
28.0 mi	Shell Chemical Appalachia Llc Monaca, PA	Natural Gas	310 MW	Shell Chemical Appalachia Llc
28.5 mi	Beaver Solar Llc Beaver, PA	Solar	1 MW	Laurel Capital Partners
29.0 mi	Montgomery L&d Hydroelectric Project Monaca, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
29.7 mi	Beaver Valley Shippingport, PA	Nuclear	1,847 MW	Energy Harbor Nuclear Generation Llc
30.5 mi	Townsend Hydro New Brighton, PA	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Beaver Falls Municipal Auth
30.5 mi	Pine 1 Solar Hookstown, PA	Solar	17 MW	Be-Pine1 Llc
30.9 mi	Allegheny No 6 Hydro Station Ford City, PA	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
31.1 mi	Pine 2 Solar Hookstown, PA	Solar	17 MW	Be-Pine2 Llc
31.2 mi	Beaver Valley Patterson Dam Beaver Falls, PA	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Central Rivers Power Us, Llc
32.1 mi	Conemaugh Hydro Plant Saltsburg, PA	Hydroelectric	15 MW	Pennsylvania Renewable Resources
32.3 mi	Wylie Ridge Solar Weirton, WV	Solar	—	Monongahela Power Co
33.6 mi	Pechin Solar Dunbar, PA	Solar	14 MW	Pechin Solar, Llc
33.6 mi	Hill Top Energy Center, Llc Carmichaels, PA	Natural Gas	665 MW	Hill Top Energy Center, Llc
35.6 mi	Allegheny L&d2 Hydroelectric Project Pittsburgh, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
36.1 mi	Fayette Energy Facility Masontown, PA	Natural Gas	715 MW	Fayette Power Company, Llc
36.7 mi	Spring Lane Ligonier, PA	Solar	14 MW	Mn8 Energy Llc
36.9 mi	Armstrong Shelocta, PA	Natural Gas	688 MW	Armstrong Power Llc
37.0 mi	Cardinal Brillant, OH	Coal	1,880 MW	Cardinal Operating Company
37.1 mi	Steubenville Solar Steubenville, OH	Solar	—	Bq Energy Development
37.1 mi	Nottingham Solar Cadiz, OH	Solar	—	Bq Energy Development
38.1 mi	Keystone Shelocta, PA	Coal	1,883 MW	Keycon Operating Llc
38.5 mi	Grays Landing L&d Hydroelectric Project Masontown, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
41.3 mi	South Field Energy Wellsville, OH	Natural Gas	1,210 MW	South Field Energy, Llc
41.5 mi	Homer City Generating Station Homer City, PA	Coal	2,012 MW	Homer City Generation, L.p.
43.9 mi	Allegheny Hydro No 8 Adrian, PA	Hydroelectric	14 MW	Allegheny Hydro Lp
43.9 mi	New Castle Plant West Pittsburg, PA	Natural Gas	354 MW	New Castle Power, Llc
44.1 mi	Gans Solar Lake Lynn, PA	Solar	14 MW	Gans Solar, Llc
44.2 mi	Mill Run Windpower Llc Mill Run, PA	Wind	15 MW	Sequitur Renewables, Llc
44.3 mi	Gans Gans, PA	Natural Gas	88 MW	Gans Energy Llc
45.2 mi	Firefly Solar Pa New Castle, PA	Solar	—	Vesper Energy Development Llc
45.3 mi	Point Marion L&d Hydroelectric Project Point Marion, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
45.3 mi	South Chestnut Llc Farmington, PA	Wind	50 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
45.3 mi	Allegheny Hydro No 9 Cowansville, PA	Hydroelectric	18 MW	Allegheny Hydro Lp
45.4 mi	Indiana University Of Pennsylvania Indiana, PA	Natural Gas	24 MW	Indiana University Of Penn
46.0 mi	Lake Lynn Hydro Station Lake Lynn, PA	Hydroelectric	51 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
46.3 mi	Firstenergy Fort Martin Power Station Maidsville, WV	Coal	1,152 MW	Monongahela Power Co
46.5 mi	Longview Power Plant Maidsville, WV	Coal	808 MW	Longview Power, Llc
46.5 mi	Fort Martin Solar Maidsville, WV	Solar	19 MW	Monongahela Power Co
47.7 mi	Conemaugh New Florence, PA	Coal	1,963 MW	Keycon Operating Llc
48.9 mi	Hickory Run Energy Station New Castle, PA	Natural Gas	1,034 MW	Hickory Run Energy, Llc
49.1 mi	Seward (Pa) New Florence, PA	Coal	585 MW	Seward Generating Llc
49.1 mi	Mahoning New Springfield, OH	Biomass	4 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 61 power plants within 50 miles of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (ZIP 15227), with a combined 19,792 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 17 of the 61 nearby plants. The closest plant is Ecp Uptown Campus at 4.1 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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