Power Plants Near 15231 — Pittsburgh, PA

52 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 15231 (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 40.4961, -80.2466 · County: Allegheny

Natural Gas 58%Coal 27%Nuclear 13%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
0.7 mi	Pittsburgh Airport Gas Plant Coraopolis, PA	Natural Gas	22 MW	Img Energy Solutions
1.0 mi	Pg Solar 1 Findlay Township, PA	Solar	3 MW	Img Energy Solutions
3.7 mi	Gaucho Solar Clinton, PA	Solar	20 MW	Gaucho Solar
7.5 mi	Emsworth Bc Hydroelectric Project Pittsburgh, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
8.3 mi	Emsworth L&d Hydroelectric Project Pittsburgh, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
10.9 mi	Brunot Island Pittsburg, PA	Natural Gas	365 MW	Brunot Island Power, Llc
13.0 mi	Shell Chemical Appalachia Llc Monaca, PA	Natural Gas	310 MW	Shell Chemical Appalachia Llc
13.1 mi	Montgomery L&d Hydroelectric Project Monaca, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
13.1 mi	Beaver Valley Shippingport, PA	Nuclear	1,847 MW	Energy Harbor Nuclear Generation Llc
13.9 mi	Pine 1 Solar Hookstown, PA	Solar	17 MW	Be-Pine1 Llc
14.1 mi	Beaver Solar Llc Beaver, PA	Solar	1 MW	Laurel Capital Partners
14.2 mi	Ecp Uptown Campus Pittsburgh, PA	Natural Gas	6 MW	Ecp Uptown Campus Llc
14.4 mi	Pine 2 Solar Hookstown, PA	Solar	17 MW	Be-Pine2 Llc
16.8 mi	Townsend Hydro New Brighton, PA	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Beaver Falls Municipal Auth
17.4 mi	Wylie Ridge Solar Weirton, WV	Solar	—	Monongahela Power Co
17.5 mi	Beaver Valley Patterson Dam Beaver Falls, PA	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Central Rivers Power Us, Llc
20.1 mi	Waste Management Arden Lfgte Washington, PA	Biomass	5 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
21.7 mi	Braddock Lock And Dam Braddock, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund Xlii, Llc
21.7 mi	Mon Valley Works Dravosburg, PA	Other Fossil	53 MW	United States Steel-Mon Valley
23.1 mi	Clairton Works Clairton, PA	Coal	31 MW	United States Steel- Clairton
24.4 mi	Steubenville Solar Steubenville, OH	Solar	—	Bq Energy Development
24.4 mi	Nottingham Solar Cadiz, OH	Solar	—	Bq Energy Development
24.6 mi	South Field Energy Wellsville, OH	Natural Gas	1,210 MW	South Field Energy, Llc
25.3 mi	Allegheny Energy Units 3 4 & 5 Springdale, PA	Natural Gas	556 MW	Springdale Energy Llc
25.4 mi	Springdale 1 & 2 Springdale, PA	Natural Gas	88 MW	Springdale Energy Llc
27.1 mi	Cardinal Brillant, OH	Coal	1,880 MW	Cardinal Operating Company
27.4 mi	Ppg Monroeville Chemicals Center Monroeville, PA	Oil	1 MW	Ppg Monroeville Chemicals Center
30.3 mi	Monongahela L&d4 Hydroelectric Project Charleroi, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
31.2 mi	New Castle Plant West Pittsburg, PA	Natural Gas	354 MW	New Castle Power, Llc
31.5 mi	Firefly Solar Pa New Castle, PA	Solar	—	Vesper Energy Development Llc
32.6 mi	Allegheny L&d2 Hydroelectric Project Pittsburgh, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
33.1 mi	Allegheny No. 5 Hydro Station Schenley, PA	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
33.9 mi	Mahoning New Springfield, OH	Biomass	4 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
35.7 mi	Hickory Run Energy Station New Castle, PA	Natural Gas	1,034 MW	Hickory Run Energy, Llc
36.5 mi	Tenaska Westmoreland Generating Station Smithton, PA	Natural Gas	1,134 MW	Tenaska Pennsylvania Partners, Llc
37.0 mi	Hunker Solar River, Llc Ruffs Dale, PA	Solar	3 MW	Solriver Capital Llc
37.3 mi	Maxwell L&d Hydroelectric Project Luzerne, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
37.5 mi	Carbon Limestone Lowellville, OH	Natural Gas	—	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
38.3 mi	Allegheny No 6 Hydro Station Ford City, PA	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
42.4 mi	Matador Solar Canfield, OH	Battery Storage	—	Alpin Holding Llc
43.3 mi	Carroll County Energy Carrollton, OH	Natural Gas	832 MW	Carroll County Energy Llc
44.7 mi	Hill Top Energy Center, Llc Carmichaels, PA	Natural Gas	665 MW	Hill Top Energy Center, Llc
45.5 mi	Echelon Solar Pettersonville, OH	Battery Storage	—	Alpin Holding Llc
46.3 mi	Conemaugh Hydro Plant Saltsburg, PA	Hydroelectric	15 MW	Pennsylvania Renewable Resources
47.1 mi	Wabtec U.s Rail, Grove City Engine Plant Grove City, PA	Oil	4 MW	General Electric Co
47.3 mi	Fayette Energy Facility Masontown, PA	Natural Gas	715 MW	Fayette Power Company, Llc
48.0 mi	Armstrong Shelocta, PA	Natural Gas	688 MW	Armstrong Power Llc
48.3 mi	Allegheny Hydro No 9 Cowansville, PA	Hydroelectric	18 MW	Allegheny Hydro Lp
48.8 mi	Pechin Solar Dunbar, PA	Solar	14 MW	Pechin Solar, Llc
48.8 mi	Allegheny Hydro No 8 Adrian, PA	Hydroelectric	14 MW	Allegheny Hydro Lp
48.9 mi	Keystone Shelocta, PA	Coal	1,883 MW	Keycon Operating Llc
49.5 mi	Grays Landing L&d Hydroelectric Project Masontown, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development

Power generation near this area

There are 52 power plants within 50 miles of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (ZIP 15231), with a combined 13,834 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 15 of the 52 nearby plants. The closest plant is Pittsburgh Airport Gas Plant at 0.7 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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