Power Plants Near 15312 — Avella, PA

53 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 15312 (Avella, Pennsylvania). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 40.2734, -80.4565 · County: Washington

Natural Gas 51%Coal 35%Nuclear 12%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
10.2 mi	Cardinal Brillant, OH	Coal	1,880 MW	Cardinal Operating Company
11.3 mi	Waste Management Arden Lfgte Washington, PA	Biomass	5 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
12.5 mi	Steubenville Solar Steubenville, OH	Solar	—	Bq Energy Development
12.5 mi	Nottingham Solar Cadiz, OH	Solar	—	Bq Energy Development
13.8 mi	Wylie Ridge Solar Weirton, WV	Solar	—	Monongahela Power Co
18.0 mi	Pg Solar 1 Findlay Township, PA	Solar	3 MW	Img Energy Solutions
18.1 mi	Gaucho Solar Clinton, PA	Solar	20 MW	Gaucho Solar
19.3 mi	Pittsburgh Airport Gas Plant Coraopolis, PA	Natural Gas	22 MW	Img Energy Solutions
23.7 mi	Pine 2 Solar Hookstown, PA	Solar	17 MW	Be-Pine2 Llc
23.7 mi	Pine 1 Solar Hookstown, PA	Solar	17 MW	Be-Pine1 Llc
24.1 mi	Beaver Valley Shippingport, PA	Nuclear	1,847 MW	Energy Harbor Nuclear Generation Llc
24.4 mi	Emsworth Bc Hydroelectric Project Pittsburgh, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
25.0 mi	Emsworth L&d Hydroelectric Project Pittsburgh, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
25.4 mi	Brunot Island Pittsburg, PA	Natural Gas	365 MW	Brunot Island Power, Llc
26.4 mi	Montgomery L&d Hydroelectric Project Monaca, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
27.2 mi	Ecp Uptown Campus Pittsburgh, PA	Natural Gas	6 MW	Ecp Uptown Campus Llc
27.6 mi	South Field Energy Wellsville, OH	Natural Gas	1,210 MW	South Field Energy, Llc
28.2 mi	Shell Chemical Appalachia Llc Monaca, PA	Natural Gas	310 MW	Shell Chemical Appalachia Llc
29.7 mi	Beaver Solar Llc Beaver, PA	Solar	1 MW	Laurel Capital Partners
30.4 mi	Clairton Works Clairton, PA	Coal	31 MW	United States Steel- Clairton
30.6 mi	Monongahela L&d4 Hydroelectric Project Charleroi, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
32.3 mi	Maxwell L&d Hydroelectric Project Luzerne, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
32.5 mi	Braddock Lock And Dam Braddock, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund Xlii, Llc
32.7 mi	Townsend Hydro New Brighton, PA	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Beaver Falls Municipal Auth
32.7 mi	Mon Valley Works Dravosburg, PA	Other Fossil	53 MW	United States Steel-Mon Valley
33.3 mi	Beaver Valley Patterson Dam Beaver Falls, PA	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Central Rivers Power Us, Llc
36.1 mi	Mitchell (Wv) Captina, WV	Coal	1,633 MW	Kentucky Power Co
37.9 mi	Hill Top Energy Center, Llc Carmichaels, PA	Natural Gas	665 MW	Hill Top Energy Center, Llc
39.1 mi	Carroll County Energy Carrollton, OH	Natural Gas	832 MW	Carroll County Energy Llc
39.9 mi	Ppg Monroeville Chemicals Center Monroeville, PA	Oil	1 MW	Ppg Monroeville Chemicals Center
40.4 mi	Fayette Energy Facility Masontown, PA	Natural Gas	715 MW	Fayette Power Company, Llc
40.7 mi	Tenaska Westmoreland Generating Station Smithton, PA	Natural Gas	1,134 MW	Tenaska Pennsylvania Partners, Llc
40.8 mi	Allegheny Energy Units 3 4 & 5 Springdale, PA	Natural Gas	556 MW	Springdale Energy Llc
40.8 mi	Springdale 1 & 2 Springdale, PA	Natural Gas	88 MW	Springdale Energy Llc
42.0 mi	Grays Landing L&d Hydroelectric Project Masontown, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
42.0 mi	Axiall Natrium Plant New Martinsville, WV	Natural Gas	116 MW	Westlake Chemical Natrium Plant
42.9 mi	Hunker Solar River, Llc Ruffs Dale, PA	Solar	3 MW	Solriver Capital Llc
43.4 mi	Echelon Solar Pettersonville, OH	Battery Storage	—	Alpin Holding Llc
44.5 mi	Long Ridge Energy Generation Hannibal, OH	Natural Gas	522 MW	Long Ridge Energy Generation Llc
44.8 mi	Mahoning New Springfield, OH	Biomass	4 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
45.4 mi	Firefly Solar Pa New Castle, PA	Solar	—	Vesper Energy Development Llc
46.1 mi	New Castle Plant West Pittsburg, PA	Natural Gas	354 MW	New Castle Power, Llc
47.1 mi	Longview Power Plant Maidsville, WV	Coal	808 MW	Longview Power, Llc
47.1 mi	New Martinsville Hannibal Hydro New Martinsville, WV	Hydroelectric	37 MW	New Martinsville Hannibal Hydro
47.4 mi	Fort Martin Solar Maidsville, WV	Solar	19 MW	Monongahela Power Co
47.6 mi	Point Marion L&d Hydroelectric Project Point Marion, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
47.9 mi	Firstenergy Fort Martin Power Station Maidsville, WV	Coal	1,152 MW	Monongahela Power Co
48.1 mi	Pechin Solar Dunbar, PA	Solar	14 MW	Pechin Solar, Llc
48.8 mi	Gans Solar Lake Lynn, PA	Solar	14 MW	Gans Solar, Llc
48.9 mi	Gans Gans, PA	Natural Gas	88 MW	Gans Energy Llc
49.7 mi	Lake Lynn Hydro Station Lake Lynn, PA	Hydroelectric	51 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
49.8 mi	Hickory Run Energy Station New Castle, PA	Natural Gas	1,034 MW	Hickory Run Energy, Llc
49.9 mi	Anadarko Woodsfield, OH	Oil	8 MW	City Of Woodsfield - (Oh)

Power generation near this area

There are 53 power plants within 50 miles of Avella, Pennsylvania (ZIP 15312), with a combined 15,640 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the most common fuel type in this area with 16 of the 53 nearby plants. The closest plant is Cardinal at 10.2 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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