Power Plants Near 15234 — Pittsburgh, PA

59 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 15234 (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 40.3688, -80.0224 · County: Allegheny

Coal 45%Natural Gas 42%Nuclear 11%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
5.1 mi	Ecp Uptown Campus Pittsburgh, PA	Natural Gas	6 MW	Ecp Uptown Campus Llc
6.7 mi	Brunot Island Pittsburg, PA	Natural Gas	365 MW	Brunot Island Power, Llc
8.5 mi	Clairton Works Clairton, PA	Coal	31 MW	United States Steel- Clairton
8.7 mi	Braddock Lock And Dam Braddock, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund Xlii, Llc
8.9 mi	Mon Valley Works Dravosburg, PA	Other Fossil	53 MW	United States Steel-Mon Valley
9.9 mi	Emsworth L&d Hydroelectric Project Pittsburgh, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
10.1 mi	Emsworth Bc Hydroelectric Project Pittsburgh, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
14.1 mi	Pittsburgh Airport Gas Plant Coraopolis, PA	Natural Gas	22 MW	Img Energy Solutions
14.4 mi	Pg Solar 1 Findlay Township, PA	Solar	3 MW	Img Energy Solutions
16.1 mi	Ppg Monroeville Chemicals Center Monroeville, PA	Oil	1 MW	Ppg Monroeville Chemicals Center
16.7 mi	Monongahela L&d4 Hydroelectric Project Charleroi, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
16.9 mi	Waste Management Arden Lfgte Washington, PA	Biomass	5 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
18.1 mi	Allegheny Energy Units 3 4 & 5 Springdale, PA	Natural Gas	556 MW	Springdale Energy Llc
18.2 mi	Springdale 1 & 2 Springdale, PA	Natural Gas	88 MW	Springdale Energy Llc
18.2 mi	Gaucho Solar Clinton, PA	Solar	20 MW	Gaucho Solar
21.8 mi	Tenaska Westmoreland Generating Station Smithton, PA	Natural Gas	1,134 MW	Tenaska Pennsylvania Partners, Llc
22.4 mi	Hunker Solar River, Llc Ruffs Dale, PA	Solar	3 MW	Solriver Capital Llc
25.5 mi	Maxwell L&d Hydroelectric Project Luzerne, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
26.6 mi	Shell Chemical Appalachia Llc Monaca, PA	Natural Gas	310 MW	Shell Chemical Appalachia Llc
27.3 mi	Beaver Solar Llc Beaver, PA	Solar	1 MW	Laurel Capital Partners
27.4 mi	Montgomery L&d Hydroelectric Project Monaca, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
27.8 mi	Beaver Valley Shippingport, PA	Nuclear	1,847 MW	Energy Harbor Nuclear Generation Llc
28.6 mi	Pine 1 Solar Hookstown, PA	Solar	17 MW	Be-Pine1 Llc
28.7 mi	Allegheny No. 5 Hydro Station Schenley, PA	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
29.1 mi	Pine 2 Solar Hookstown, PA	Solar	17 MW	Be-Pine2 Llc
29.5 mi	Townsend Hydro New Brighton, PA	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Beaver Falls Municipal Auth
29.5 mi	Wylie Ridge Solar Weirton, WV	Solar	—	Monongahela Power Co
30.2 mi	Beaver Valley Patterson Dam Beaver Falls, PA	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Central Rivers Power Us, Llc
33.1 mi	Hill Top Energy Center, Llc Carmichaels, PA	Natural Gas	665 MW	Hill Top Energy Center, Llc
33.5 mi	Allegheny No 6 Hydro Station Ford City, PA	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
34.0 mi	Cardinal Brillant, OH	Coal	1,880 MW	Cardinal Operating Company
34.1 mi	Steubenville Solar Steubenville, OH	Solar	—	Bq Energy Development
34.1 mi	Nottingham Solar Cadiz, OH	Solar	—	Bq Energy Development
34.5 mi	Pechin Solar Dunbar, PA	Solar	14 MW	Pechin Solar, Llc
35.2 mi	Conemaugh Hydro Plant Saltsburg, PA	Hydroelectric	15 MW	Pennsylvania Renewable Resources
35.6 mi	Fayette Energy Facility Masontown, PA	Natural Gas	715 MW	Fayette Power Company, Llc
36.8 mi	Allegheny L&d2 Hydroelectric Project Pittsburgh, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
38.0 mi	Grays Landing L&d Hydroelectric Project Masontown, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
39.1 mi	South Field Energy Wellsville, OH	Natural Gas	1,210 MW	South Field Energy, Llc
39.2 mi	Spring Lane Ligonier, PA	Solar	14 MW	Mn8 Energy Llc
39.8 mi	Armstrong Shelocta, PA	Natural Gas	688 MW	Armstrong Power Llc
41.1 mi	Keystone Shelocta, PA	Coal	1,883 MW	Keycon Operating Llc
43.3 mi	New Castle Plant West Pittsburg, PA	Natural Gas	354 MW	New Castle Power, Llc
43.9 mi	Gans Solar Lake Lynn, PA	Solar	14 MW	Gans Solar, Llc
44.0 mi	Gans Gans, PA	Natural Gas	88 MW	Gans Energy Llc
44.4 mi	Firefly Solar Pa New Castle, PA	Solar	—	Vesper Energy Development Llc
44.6 mi	Homer City Generating Station Homer City, PA	Coal	2,012 MW	Homer City Generation, L.p.
44.8 mi	Point Marion L&d Hydroelectric Project Point Marion, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
45.4 mi	South Chestnut Llc Farmington, PA	Wind	50 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
45.7 mi	Lake Lynn Hydro Station Lake Lynn, PA	Hydroelectric	51 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
45.7 mi	Firstenergy Fort Martin Power Station Maidsville, WV	Coal	1,152 MW	Monongahela Power Co
45.7 mi	Mill Run Windpower Llc Mill Run, PA	Wind	15 MW	Sequitur Renewables, Llc
45.8 mi	Longview Power Plant Maidsville, WV	Coal	808 MW	Longview Power, Llc
45.8 mi	Fort Martin Solar Maidsville, WV	Solar	19 MW	Monongahela Power Co
46.3 mi	Allegheny Hydro No 8 Adrian, PA	Hydroelectric	14 MW	Allegheny Hydro Lp
47.5 mi	Allegheny Hydro No 9 Cowansville, PA	Hydroelectric	18 MW	Allegheny Hydro Lp
47.9 mi	Mahoning New Springfield, OH	Biomass	4 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
48.2 mi	Hickory Run Energy Station New Castle, PA	Natural Gas	1,034 MW	Hickory Run Energy, Llc
48.4 mi	Indiana University Of Pennsylvania Indiana, PA	Natural Gas	24 MW	Indiana University Of Penn

Power generation near this area

There are 59 power plants within 50 miles of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (ZIP 15234), with a combined 17,244 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 17 of the 59 nearby plants. The closest plant is Ecp Uptown Campus at 5.1 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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