Power Plants Near 15239 — Pittsburgh, PA

54 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 15239 (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 40.4837, -79.7381 · County: Allegheny

Coal 45%Natural Gas 41%Nuclear 12%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
2.9 mi	Ppg Monroeville Chemicals Center Monroeville, PA	Oil	1 MW	Ppg Monroeville Chemicals Center
4.5 mi	Allegheny Energy Units 3 4 & 5 Springdale, PA	Natural Gas	556 MW	Springdale Energy Llc
4.6 mi	Springdale 1 & 2 Springdale, PA	Natural Gas	88 MW	Springdale Energy Llc
8.9 mi	Mon Valley Works Dravosburg, PA	Other Fossil	53 MW	United States Steel-Mon Valley
9.1 mi	Braddock Lock And Dam Braddock, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund Xlii, Llc
13.5 mi	Ecp Uptown Campus Pittsburgh, PA	Natural Gas	6 MW	Ecp Uptown Campus Llc
14.2 mi	Clairton Works Clairton, PA	Coal	31 MW	United States Steel- Clairton
14.3 mi	Allegheny No. 5 Hydro Station Schenley, PA	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
16.1 mi	Brunot Island Pittsburg, PA	Natural Gas	365 MW	Brunot Island Power, Llc
18.2 mi	Allegheny No 6 Hydro Station Ford City, PA	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
18.5 mi	Emsworth L&d Hydroelectric Project Pittsburgh, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
19.1 mi	Hunker Solar River, Llc Ruffs Dale, PA	Solar	3 MW	Solriver Capital Llc
19.2 mi	Emsworth Bc Hydroelectric Project Pittsburgh, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
19.6 mi	Conemaugh Hydro Plant Saltsburg, PA	Hydroelectric	15 MW	Pennsylvania Renewable Resources
21.4 mi	Tenaska Westmoreland Generating Station Smithton, PA	Natural Gas	1,134 MW	Tenaska Pennsylvania Partners, Llc
22.9 mi	Armstrong Shelocta, PA	Natural Gas	688 MW	Armstrong Power Llc
24.1 mi	Keystone Shelocta, PA	Coal	1,883 MW	Keycon Operating Llc
24.9 mi	Monongahela L&d4 Hydroelectric Project Charleroi, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
26.0 mi	Pittsburgh Airport Gas Plant Coraopolis, PA	Natural Gas	22 MW	Img Energy Solutions
27.1 mi	Pg Solar 1 Findlay Township, PA	Solar	3 MW	Img Energy Solutions
28.5 mi	Homer City Generating Station Homer City, PA	Coal	2,012 MW	Homer City Generation, L.p.
29.8 mi	Allegheny L&d2 Hydroelectric Project Pittsburgh, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
30.3 mi	Spring Lane Ligonier, PA	Solar	14 MW	Mn8 Energy Llc
30.3 mi	Gaucho Solar Clinton, PA	Solar	20 MW	Gaucho Solar
31.6 mi	Allegheny Hydro No 8 Adrian, PA	Hydroelectric	14 MW	Allegheny Hydro Lp
31.7 mi	Indiana University Of Pennsylvania Indiana, PA	Natural Gas	24 MW	Indiana University Of Penn
33.6 mi	Waste Management Arden Lfgte Washington, PA	Biomass	5 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
33.9 mi	Beaver Solar Llc Beaver, PA	Solar	1 MW	Laurel Capital Partners
34.0 mi	Shell Chemical Appalachia Llc Monaca, PA	Natural Gas	310 MW	Shell Chemical Appalachia Llc
34.1 mi	Allegheny Hydro No 9 Cowansville, PA	Hydroelectric	18 MW	Allegheny Hydro Lp
34.8 mi	Townsend Hydro New Brighton, PA	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Beaver Falls Municipal Auth
35.2 mi	Maxwell L&d Hydroelectric Project Luzerne, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
35.3 mi	Beaver Valley Patterson Dam Beaver Falls, PA	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Central Rivers Power Us, Llc
36.0 mi	Montgomery L&d Hydroelectric Project Monaca, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
36.3 mi	Conemaugh New Florence, PA	Coal	1,963 MW	Keycon Operating Llc
36.5 mi	Pechin Solar Dunbar, PA	Solar	14 MW	Pechin Solar, Llc
37.4 mi	Seward (Pa) New Florence, PA	Coal	585 MW	Seward Generating Llc
37.7 mi	Beaver Valley Shippingport, PA	Nuclear	1,847 MW	Energy Harbor Nuclear Generation Llc
38.5 mi	Mahoning Creek Hydroelectric Project New Bethlehem, PA	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
38.9 mi	Pine 1 Solar Hookstown, PA	Solar	17 MW	Be-Pine1 Llc
39.5 mi	Pine 2 Solar Hookstown, PA	Solar	17 MW	Be-Pine2 Llc
42.1 mi	Hill Top Energy Center, Llc Carmichaels, PA	Natural Gas	665 MW	Hill Top Energy Center, Llc
43.4 mi	Mill Run Windpower Llc Mill Run, PA	Wind	15 MW	Sequitur Renewables, Llc
43.9 mi	Wylie Ridge Solar Weirton, WV	Solar	—	Monongahela Power Co
44.2 mi	Fayette Energy Facility Masontown, PA	Natural Gas	715 MW	Fayette Power Company, Llc
45.6 mi	New Castle Plant West Pittsburg, PA	Natural Gas	354 MW	New Castle Power, Llc
46.6 mi	Grays Landing L&d Hydroelectric Project Masontown, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
46.7 mi	Cpv Fairview Energy Center Johnstown, PA	Natural Gas	1,197 MW	Cpv Fairview, Llc
47.7 mi	Firefly Solar Pa New Castle, PA	Solar	—	Vesper Energy Development Llc
48.6 mi	Stony Creek Solar Windber, PA	Solar	—	Stony Creek Solar, Llc
49.4 mi	Glades Pike Generation Plant Somerset, PA	Biomass	3 MW	State Correctnl Inst Laurel Highlands
49.6 mi	Colver Green Energy Colver, PA	Coal	118 MW	Inter-Power/Ahlcon Partners, L.p.
49.9 mi	Steubenville Solar Steubenville, OH	Solar	—	Bq Energy Development
49.9 mi	Nottingham Solar Cadiz, OH	Solar	—	Bq Energy Development

Power generation near this area

There are 54 power plants within 50 miles of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (ZIP 15239), with a combined 14,806 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 16 of the 54 nearby plants. The closest plant is Ppg Monroeville Chemicals Center at 2.9 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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