Power Plants Near 15462 — Melcroft, PA

83 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 15462 (Melcroft, Pennsylvania). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 40.0520, -79.3892 · County: Fayette

Coal 56%Natural Gas 35%Wind 6%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
9.6 mi	Mill Run Windpower Llc Mill Run, PA	Wind	15 MW	Sequitur Renewables, Llc
9.8 mi	Spring Lane Ligonier, PA	Solar	14 MW	Mn8 Energy Llc
14.9 mi	Pechin Solar Dunbar, PA	Solar	14 MW	Pechin Solar, Llc
17.3 mi	Yough Hydro Power Confluence, PA	Hydroelectric	12 MW	D/R Hydro Co
17.7 mi	Hunker Solar River, Llc Ruffs Dale, PA	Solar	3 MW	Solriver Capital Llc
18.3 mi	Tenaska Westmoreland Generating Station Smithton, PA	Natural Gas	1,134 MW	Tenaska Pennsylvania Partners, Llc
18.7 mi	Glades Pike Generation Plant Somerset, PA	Biomass	3 MW	State Correctnl Inst Laurel Highlands
19.3 mi	Casselman Wind Power Project Garrett, PA	Wind	35 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
20.4 mi	Listonburg Solar Addison Township, PA	Solar	15 MW	Listonburg Solar, Llc
20.5 mi	Somerset Windpower Llc Ohiopyle, PA	Wind	9 MW	Sequitur Renewables, Llc
21.8 mi	Green Mountain Storage, Llc Garrett, PA	Other Fossil	10 MW	Green Mountain Storage, Llc
23.8 mi	Ringer Hill Wind Farm, Llc Salisbury, PA	Wind	40 MW	Ringer Hill Wind Llc
24.9 mi	Meyersdale Battery Meyersdale, PA	Other Fossil	18 MW	Glidepath Power Operations Llc
25.2 mi	Terrapin Hills Wind Farm Accident, MD	Wind	—	Big Sky Wind, Llc
27.3 mi	Meyersdale Windpower, Llc Meyersdale, PA	Wind	30 MW	Sequitur Renewables, Llc
27.4 mi	South Chestnut Llc Farmington, PA	Wind	50 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
27.6 mi	Lookout Windpower Llc Berlin, PA	Wind	38 MW	Lookout Windpower, Llc
27.8 mi	Monongahela L&d4 Hydroelectric Project Charleroi, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
27.9 mi	Forward Windpower Llc Berlin, PA	Wind	29 MW	Forward Windpower, Llc
28.5 mi	Conemaugh Hydro Plant Saltsburg, PA	Hydroelectric	15 MW	Pennsylvania Renewable Resources
28.7 mi	Conemaugh New Florence, PA	Coal	1,963 MW	Keycon Operating Llc
29.3 mi	Stony Creek Solar Windber, PA	Solar	—	Stony Creek Solar, Llc
30.3 mi	Maxwell L&d Hydroelectric Project Luzerne, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
30.4 mi	Stony Creek Wind Farm Llc Berlin, PA	Wind	53 MW	Big Sky Wind, Llc
30.8 mi	Seward (Pa) New Florence, PA	Coal	585 MW	Seward Generating Llc
30.8 mi	Md - Cs - Potomac Edison Co - Ga25 Tpe ( Accident, MD	Solar	2 MW	Distributed Solar Development, Llc
31.0 mi	Fayette Energy Facility Masontown, PA	Natural Gas	715 MW	Fayette Power Company, Llc
31.0 mi	Hill Top Energy Center, Llc Carmichaels, PA	Natural Gas	665 MW	Hill Top Energy Center, Llc
31.5 mi	Clairton Works Clairton, PA	Coal	31 MW	United States Steel- Clairton
31.6 mi	Gans Solar Lake Lynn, PA	Solar	14 MW	Gans Solar, Llc
31.6 mi	Md - Cs - Potomac Edison Co - Ga29 Tpe Friendsville, MD	Solar	2 MW	Forefront Power, Llc
31.8 mi	Gans Gans, PA	Natural Gas	88 MW	Gans Energy Llc
32.4 mi	Grays Landing L&d Hydroelectric Project Masontown, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
32.4 mi	Ppg Monroeville Chemicals Center Monroeville, PA	Oil	1 MW	Ppg Monroeville Chemicals Center
33.3 mi	Mason Dixon Wind Farm Meyersdale, PA	Wind	—	Big Sky Wind, Llc
33.4 mi	Homer City Generating Station Homer City, PA	Coal	2,012 MW	Homer City Generation, L.p.
33.7 mi	Lake Lynn Hydro Station Lake Lynn, PA	Hydroelectric	51 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
33.9 mi	Twin Ridges Wind Farm Meyersdale, PA	Wind	139 MW	Exus Pennsylvania Wind Holdings
34.0 mi	Braddock Lock And Dam Braddock, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund Xlii, Llc
34.1 mi	Mon Valley Works Dravosburg, PA	Other Fossil	53 MW	United States Steel-Mon Valley
34.8 mi	Fourmile Ridge Frostburg, MD	Wind	40 MW	Fourmile Wind Energy, Llc
35.6 mi	Point Marion L&d Hydroelectric Project Point Marion, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
36.6 mi	Deep Creek Oakland, MD	Hydroelectric	20 MW	Bp Piney & Deep Creek Llc
37.0 mi	Firstenergy Fort Martin Power Station Maidsville, WV	Coal	1,152 MW	Monongahela Power Co
37.6 mi	Cpv Fairview Energy Center Johnstown, PA	Natural Gas	1,197 MW	Cpv Fairview, Llc
37.8 mi	Garrett County - Dpu Treatment Plant Oakland, MD	Solar	1 MW	Tesla Inc.
38.0 mi	Fort Martin Solar Maidsville, WV	Solar	19 MW	Monongahela Power Co
38.4 mi	Longview Power Plant Maidsville, WV	Coal	808 MW	Longview Power, Llc
39.0 mi	Jade Meadow Llc Midland, MD	Solar	20 MW	Jade Meadow Llc
39.5 mi	Allegheny Energy Units 3 4 & 5 Springdale, PA	Natural Gas	556 MW	Springdale Energy Llc
39.6 mi	Springdale 1 & 2 Springdale, PA	Natural Gas	88 MW	Springdale Energy Llc
40.5 mi	Armstrong Shelocta, PA	Natural Gas	688 MW	Armstrong Power Llc
40.7 mi	Indiana University Of Pennsylvania Indiana, PA	Natural Gas	24 MW	Indiana University Of Penn
40.8 mi	Cambria Wind Llc Sidman, PA	Wind	63 MW	Exus Pennsylvania Wind Holdings
40.9 mi	Dans Mountain Frostburg, MD	Wind	—	Dans Mountain Wind Force, Llc
41.1 mi	Firstenergy Albright Albright, WV	Coal	—	Monongahela Power Co
41.3 mi	Ecp Uptown Campus Pittsburgh, PA	Natural Gas	6 MW	Ecp Uptown Campus Llc
41.6 mi	Morgantown Energy Facility Morgantown, WV	Natural Gas	69 MW	Morgantown Energy Associates
41.7 mi	Highland North Wind Farm Sidman, PA	Wind	75 MW	Exus Pennsylvania Wind Holdings
42.1 mi	Keystone Shelocta, PA	Coal	1,883 MW	Keycon Operating Llc
42.8 mi	Morgantown L&d Hydroelectric Project Morgantown, WV	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
43.3 mi	Cpv Backbone Solar Swanton, MD	Solar	—	Cpv Backbone Solar, Llc
43.8 mi	Ebensburg Power Ebensburg, PA	Coal	58 MW	Ebensburg Power Co
44.3 mi	Cpv Maple Hill Solar Portage, PA	Solar	100 MW	Cpv Maple Hill Solar, Llc
44.8 mi	Brunot Island Pittsburg, PA	Natural Gas	365 MW	Brunot Island Power, Llc
45.0 mi	Criterion Oakland, MD	Wind	70 MW	Criterion Power Partners Llc
45.0 mi	Fair Wind Oakland, MD	Wind	30 MW	Fair Wind Power Partners, Llc
45.9 mi	Allegheny No. 5 Hydro Station Schenley, PA	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
46.0 mi	Tpe Md Ga140 Oakland, MD	Solar	—	Pivot Energy
46.1 mi	Pinnacle Wind Force Llc Keyser, WV	Wind	54 MW	Pinnacle Wind, Llc
46.5 mi	Colver Green Energy Colver, PA	Coal	118 MW	Inter-Power/Ahlcon Partners, L.p.
46.5 mi	Tpe Md Ga137 Oakland, MD	Solar	—	Pivot Energy
46.5 mi	Aes Warrior Run Cogeneration Facility Cumberland, MD	Coal	229 MW	Aes Wr Ltd Partnership
46.6 mi	Aes Warrior Run Energy Storage Project Cumberland, MD	Other Fossil	11 MW	Aes Tait Llc
46.8 mi	Md Cdg 002 Oakland, MD	Solar	2 MW	Md Cdg 002 Llc
46.9 mi	Md Cdg 001 Oakland, MD	Solar	2 MW	Md Cdg 001 Llc
47.0 mi	Allegheny No 6 Hydro Station Ford City, PA	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
47.3 mi	Waste Management Arden Lfgte Washington, PA	Biomass	5 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
48.3 mi	Emsworth L&d Hydroelectric Project Pittsburgh, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
48.5 mi	Allegheny Ridge Wind Farm Portage, PA	Wind	80 MW	Leeward Asset Management, Llc
48.7 mi	Opekiska L&d Hydroelectric Project Fairmont, WV	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
48.8 mi	Emsworth Bc Hydroelectric Project Pittsburgh, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
49.6 mi	Black Rock Wind Elk Garden, WV	Wind	115 MW	Black Rock Wind Force, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 83 power plants within 50 miles of Melcroft, Pennsylvania (ZIP 15462), with a combined 15,822 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 21 of the 83 nearby plants. The closest plant is Mill Run Windpower Llc at 9.6 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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