Power Plants Near 15479 — Smithton, PA

75 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 15479 (Smithton, Pennsylvania). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 40.1553, -79.7381 · County: Westmoreland

Coal 55%Natural Gas 31%Nuclear 10%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
2.6 mi	Tenaska Westmoreland Generating Station Smithton, PA	Natural Gas	1,134 MW	Tenaska Pennsylvania Partners, Llc
6.4 mi	Hunker Solar River, Llc Ruffs Dale, PA	Solar	3 MW	Solriver Capital Llc
8.6 mi	Monongahela L&d4 Hydroelectric Project Charleroi, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
13.1 mi	Clairton Works Clairton, PA	Coal	31 MW	United States Steel- Clairton
14.3 mi	Pechin Solar Dunbar, PA	Solar	14 MW	Pechin Solar, Llc
15.7 mi	Maxwell L&d Hydroelectric Project Luzerne, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
17.4 mi	Braddock Lock And Dam Braddock, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund Xlii, Llc
17.5 mi	Mon Valley Works Dravosburg, PA	Other Fossil	53 MW	United States Steel-Mon Valley
19.8 mi	Ppg Monroeville Chemicals Center Monroeville, PA	Oil	1 MW	Ppg Monroeville Chemicals Center
20.9 mi	Hill Top Energy Center, Llc Carmichaels, PA	Natural Gas	665 MW	Hill Top Energy Center, Llc
22.2 mi	Spring Lane Ligonier, PA	Solar	14 MW	Mn8 Energy Llc
22.6 mi	Fayette Energy Facility Masontown, PA	Natural Gas	715 MW	Fayette Power Company, Llc
23.5 mi	Ecp Uptown Campus Pittsburgh, PA	Natural Gas	6 MW	Ecp Uptown Campus Llc
24.7 mi	Mill Run Windpower Llc Mill Run, PA	Wind	15 MW	Sequitur Renewables, Llc
24.9 mi	Grays Landing L&d Hydroelectric Project Masontown, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
26.8 mi	Brunot Island Pittsburg, PA	Natural Gas	365 MW	Brunot Island Power, Llc
27.0 mi	Allegheny Energy Units 3 4 & 5 Springdale, PA	Natural Gas	556 MW	Springdale Energy Llc
27.1 mi	Springdale 1 & 2 Springdale, PA	Natural Gas	88 MW	Springdale Energy Llc
27.8 mi	Waste Management Arden Lfgte Washington, PA	Biomass	5 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
27.9 mi	South Chestnut Llc Farmington, PA	Wind	50 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
28.5 mi	Gans Solar Lake Lynn, PA	Solar	14 MW	Gans Solar, Llc
28.7 mi	Gans Gans, PA	Natural Gas	88 MW	Gans Energy Llc
29.0 mi	Conemaugh Hydro Plant Saltsburg, PA	Hydroelectric	15 MW	Pennsylvania Renewable Resources
30.3 mi	Emsworth L&d Hydroelectric Project Pittsburgh, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
30.7 mi	Emsworth Bc Hydroelectric Project Pittsburgh, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
30.7 mi	Lake Lynn Hydro Station Lake Lynn, PA	Hydroelectric	51 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
31.0 mi	Point Marion L&d Hydroelectric Project Point Marion, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
31.3 mi	Yough Hydro Power Confluence, PA	Hydroelectric	12 MW	D/R Hydro Co
32.3 mi	Firstenergy Fort Martin Power Station Maidsville, WV	Coal	1,152 MW	Monongahela Power Co
32.9 mi	Fort Martin Solar Maidsville, WV	Solar	19 MW	Monongahela Power Co
33.1 mi	Longview Power Plant Maidsville, WV	Coal	808 MW	Longview Power, Llc
35.1 mi	Pittsburgh Airport Gas Plant Coraopolis, PA	Natural Gas	22 MW	Img Energy Solutions
35.3 mi	Pg Solar 1 Findlay Township, PA	Solar	3 MW	Img Energy Solutions
35.5 mi	Listonburg Solar Addison Township, PA	Solar	15 MW	Listonburg Solar, Llc
36.7 mi	Allegheny No. 5 Hydro Station Schenley, PA	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
37.5 mi	Morgantown Energy Facility Morgantown, WV	Natural Gas	69 MW	Morgantown Energy Associates
37.8 mi	Homer City Generating Station Homer City, PA	Coal	2,012 MW	Homer City Generation, L.p.
38.1 mi	Casselman Wind Power Project Garrett, PA	Wind	35 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
38.3 mi	Glades Pike Generation Plant Somerset, PA	Biomass	3 MW	State Correctnl Inst Laurel Highlands
38.6 mi	Terrapin Hills Wind Farm Accident, MD	Wind	—	Big Sky Wind, Llc
39.0 mi	Morgantown L&d Hydroelectric Project Morgantown, WV	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
39.0 mi	Conemaugh New Florence, PA	Coal	1,963 MW	Keycon Operating Llc
39.0 mi	Gaucho Solar Clinton, PA	Solar	20 MW	Gaucho Solar
39.1 mi	Armstrong Shelocta, PA	Natural Gas	688 MW	Armstrong Power Llc
39.7 mi	Allegheny No 6 Hydro Station Ford City, PA	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
40.2 mi	Somerset Windpower Llc Ohiopyle, PA	Wind	9 MW	Sequitur Renewables, Llc
40.7 mi	Ringer Hill Wind Farm, Llc Salisbury, PA	Wind	40 MW	Ringer Hill Wind Llc
40.7 mi	Keystone Shelocta, PA	Coal	1,883 MW	Keycon Operating Llc
41.0 mi	Seward (Pa) New Florence, PA	Coal	585 MW	Seward Generating Llc
41.1 mi	Green Mountain Storage, Llc Garrett, PA	Other Fossil	10 MW	Green Mountain Storage, Llc
42.9 mi	Md - Cs - Potomac Edison Co - Ga29 Tpe Friendsville, MD	Solar	2 MW	Forefront Power, Llc
43.6 mi	Md - Cs - Potomac Edison Co - Ga25 Tpe ( Accident, MD	Solar	2 MW	Distributed Solar Development, Llc
44.0 mi	Indiana University Of Pennsylvania Indiana, PA	Natural Gas	24 MW	Indiana University Of Penn
44.0 mi	Opekiska L&d Hydroelectric Project Fairmont, WV	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
44.2 mi	Meyersdale Battery Meyersdale, PA	Other Fossil	18 MW	Glidepath Power Operations Llc
45.5 mi	Stony Creek Solar Windber, PA	Solar	—	Stony Creek Solar, Llc
46.4 mi	Firstenergy Albright Albright, WV	Coal	—	Monongahela Power Co
46.4 mi	Meyersdale Windpower, Llc Meyersdale, PA	Wind	30 MW	Sequitur Renewables, Llc
46.5 mi	Forward Windpower Llc Berlin, PA	Wind	29 MW	Forward Windpower, Llc
46.6 mi	Rivesville Solar Rivesville, WV	Solar	6 MW	Monongahela Power Co
46.8 mi	Grant Town Power Plant Grant Town, WV	Coal	96 MW	American Bituminous Power Lp
47.0 mi	Deep Creek Oakland, MD	Hydroelectric	20 MW	Bp Piney & Deep Creek Llc
47.4 mi	Lookout Windpower Llc Berlin, PA	Wind	38 MW	Lookout Windpower, Llc
47.5 mi	Firstenergy Rivesville Rivesville, WV	Coal	—	Monongahela Power Co
47.6 mi	Shell Chemical Appalachia Llc Monaca, PA	Natural Gas	310 MW	Shell Chemical Appalachia Llc
48.2 mi	Beaver Solar Llc Beaver, PA	Solar	1 MW	Laurel Capital Partners
48.4 mi	Montgomery L&d Hydroelectric Project Monaca, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
48.5 mi	Garrett County - Dpu Treatment Plant Oakland, MD	Solar	1 MW	Tesla Inc.
48.5 mi	Cardinal Brillant, OH	Coal	1,880 MW	Cardinal Operating Company
48.5 mi	Wylie Ridge Solar Weirton, WV	Solar	—	Monongahela Power Co
48.8 mi	Beaver Valley Shippingport, PA	Nuclear	1,847 MW	Energy Harbor Nuclear Generation Llc
49.5 mi	Pine 1 Solar Hookstown, PA	Solar	17 MW	Be-Pine1 Llc
49.5 mi	Stony Creek Wind Farm Llc Berlin, PA	Wind	53 MW	Big Sky Wind, Llc
49.8 mi	Cpv Fairview Energy Center Johnstown, PA	Natural Gas	1,197 MW	Cpv Fairview, Llc
50.0 mi	Pine 2 Solar Hookstown, PA	Solar	17 MW	Be-Pine2 Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 75 power plants within 50 miles of Smithton, Pennsylvania (ZIP 15479), with a combined 18,836 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 17 of the 75 nearby plants. The closest plant is Tenaska Westmoreland Generating Station at 2.6 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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