Power Plants Near 15275 — Pittsburgh, PA

53 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 15275 (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 40.4495, -80.1795 · County: Allegheny

Natural Gas 58%Coal 27%Nuclear 13%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
4.2 mi	Pittsburgh Airport Gas Plant Coraopolis, PA	Natural Gas	22 MW	Img Energy Solutions
4.5 mi	Pg Solar 1 Findlay Township, PA	Solar	3 MW	Img Energy Solutions
5.4 mi	Emsworth Bc Hydroelectric Project Pittsburgh, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
6.0 mi	Emsworth L&d Hydroelectric Project Pittsburgh, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
7.2 mi	Brunot Island Pittsburg, PA	Natural Gas	365 MW	Brunot Island Power, Llc
8.2 mi	Gaucho Solar Clinton, PA	Solar	20 MW	Gaucho Solar
10.1 mi	Ecp Uptown Campus Pittsburgh, PA	Natural Gas	6 MW	Ecp Uptown Campus Llc
17.4 mi	Braddock Lock And Dam Braddock, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund Xlii, Llc
17.4 mi	Waste Management Arden Lfgte Washington, PA	Biomass	5 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
17.4 mi	Shell Chemical Appalachia Llc Monaca, PA	Natural Gas	310 MW	Shell Chemical Appalachia Llc
17.4 mi	Mon Valley Works Dravosburg, PA	Other Fossil	53 MW	United States Steel-Mon Valley
17.8 mi	Montgomery L&d Hydroelectric Project Monaca, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
17.9 mi	Beaver Valley Shippingport, PA	Nuclear	1,847 MW	Energy Harbor Nuclear Generation Llc
18.4 mi	Beaver Solar Llc Beaver, PA	Solar	1 MW	Laurel Capital Partners
18.4 mi	Clairton Works Clairton, PA	Coal	31 MW	United States Steel- Clairton
18.6 mi	Pine 1 Solar Hookstown, PA	Solar	17 MW	Be-Pine1 Llc
19.1 mi	Pine 2 Solar Hookstown, PA	Solar	17 MW	Be-Pine2 Llc
20.7 mi	Wylie Ridge Solar Weirton, WV	Solar	—	Monongahela Power Co
20.9 mi	Townsend Hydro New Brighton, PA	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Beaver Falls Municipal Auth
21.6 mi	Beaver Valley Patterson Dam Beaver Falls, PA	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Central Rivers Power Us, Llc
22.6 mi	Allegheny Energy Units 3 4 & 5 Springdale, PA	Natural Gas	556 MW	Springdale Energy Llc
22.6 mi	Springdale 1 & 2 Springdale, PA	Natural Gas	88 MW	Springdale Energy Llc
23.6 mi	Ppg Monroeville Chemicals Center Monroeville, PA	Oil	1 MW	Ppg Monroeville Chemicals Center
25.6 mi	Monongahela L&d4 Hydroelectric Project Charleroi, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
26.7 mi	Steubenville Solar Steubenville, OH	Solar	—	Bq Energy Development
26.7 mi	Nottingham Solar Cadiz, OH	Solar	—	Bq Energy Development
28.2 mi	Cardinal Brillant, OH	Coal	1,880 MW	Cardinal Operating Company
29.2 mi	South Field Energy Wellsville, OH	Natural Gas	1,210 MW	South Field Energy, Llc
31.4 mi	Allegheny No. 5 Hydro Station Schenley, PA	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
31.7 mi	Tenaska Westmoreland Generating Station Smithton, PA	Natural Gas	1,134 MW	Tenaska Pennsylvania Partners, Llc
32.3 mi	Hunker Solar River, Llc Ruffs Dale, PA	Solar	3 MW	Solriver Capital Llc
33.0 mi	Maxwell L&d Hydroelectric Project Luzerne, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
33.8 mi	Allegheny L&d2 Hydroelectric Project Pittsburgh, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
35.2 mi	New Castle Plant West Pittsburg, PA	Natural Gas	354 MW	New Castle Power, Llc
35.8 mi	Firefly Solar Pa New Castle, PA	Solar	—	Vesper Energy Development Llc
36.6 mi	Allegheny No 6 Hydro Station Ford City, PA	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
38.5 mi	Mahoning New Springfield, OH	Biomass	4 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
39.9 mi	Hickory Run Energy Station New Castle, PA	Natural Gas	1,034 MW	Hickory Run Energy, Llc
40.4 mi	Hill Top Energy Center, Llc Carmichaels, PA	Natural Gas	665 MW	Hill Top Energy Center, Llc
41.9 mi	Carbon Limestone Lowellville, OH	Natural Gas	—	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
42.8 mi	Conemaugh Hydro Plant Saltsburg, PA	Hydroelectric	15 MW	Pennsylvania Renewable Resources
43.1 mi	Fayette Energy Facility Masontown, PA	Natural Gas	715 MW	Fayette Power Company, Llc
44.0 mi	Pechin Solar Dunbar, PA	Solar	14 MW	Pechin Solar, Llc
45.3 mi	Grays Landing L&d Hydroelectric Project Masontown, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
45.4 mi	Armstrong Shelocta, PA	Natural Gas	688 MW	Armstrong Power Llc
46.4 mi	Keystone Shelocta, PA	Coal	1,883 MW	Keycon Operating Llc
47.1 mi	Matador Solar Canfield, OH	Battery Storage	—	Alpin Holding Llc
47.4 mi	Carroll County Energy Carrollton, OH	Natural Gas	832 MW	Carroll County Energy Llc
48.0 mi	Allegheny Hydro No 8 Adrian, PA	Hydroelectric	14 MW	Allegheny Hydro Lp
48.1 mi	Allegheny Hydro No 9 Cowansville, PA	Hydroelectric	18 MW	Allegheny Hydro Lp
48.9 mi	Spring Lane Ligonier, PA	Solar	14 MW	Mn8 Energy Llc
49.9 mi	Echelon Solar Pettersonville, OH	Battery Storage	—	Alpin Holding Llc
49.9 mi	Wabtec U.s Rail, Grove City Engine Plant Grove City, PA	Oil	4 MW	General Electric Co

Power generation near this area

There are 53 power plants within 50 miles of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (ZIP 15275), with a combined 13,848 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 15 of the 53 nearby plants. The closest plant is Pittsburgh Airport Gas Plant at 4.2 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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