Power Plants Near 15691 — Wendel, PA

70 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 15691 (Wendel, Pennsylvania). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 40.2940, -79.6866 · County: Westmoreland

Coal 50%Natural Gas 35%Nuclear 11%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
5.8 mi	Hunker Solar River, Llc Ruffs Dale, PA	Solar	3 MW	Solriver Capital Llc
8.2 mi	Tenaska Westmoreland Generating Station Smithton, PA	Natural Gas	1,134 MW	Tenaska Pennsylvania Partners, Llc
10.3 mi	Clairton Works Clairton, PA	Coal	31 MW	United States Steel- Clairton
10.5 mi	Ppg Monroeville Chemicals Center Monroeville, PA	Oil	1 MW	Ppg Monroeville Chemicals Center
11.2 mi	Braddock Lock And Dam Braddock, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund Xlii, Llc
11.2 mi	Mon Valley Works Dravosburg, PA	Other Fossil	53 MW	United States Steel-Mon Valley
15.2 mi	Monongahela L&d4 Hydroelectric Project Charleroi, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
17.9 mi	Allegheny Energy Units 3 4 & 5 Springdale, PA	Natural Gas	556 MW	Springdale Energy Llc
18.0 mi	Springdale 1 & 2 Springdale, PA	Natural Gas	88 MW	Springdale Energy Llc
18.7 mi	Ecp Uptown Campus Pittsburgh, PA	Natural Gas	6 MW	Ecp Uptown Campus Llc
20.6 mi	Conemaugh Hydro Plant Saltsburg, PA	Hydroelectric	15 MW	Pennsylvania Renewable Resources
20.8 mi	Spring Lane Ligonier, PA	Solar	14 MW	Mn8 Energy Llc
22.2 mi	Brunot Island Pittsburg, PA	Natural Gas	365 MW	Brunot Island Power, Llc
23.1 mi	Pechin Solar Dunbar, PA	Solar	14 MW	Pechin Solar, Llc
24.8 mi	Maxwell L&d Hydroelectric Project Luzerne, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
25.7 mi	Emsworth L&d Hydroelectric Project Pittsburgh, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
26.2 mi	Emsworth Bc Hydroelectric Project Pittsburgh, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
26.9 mi	Allegheny No. 5 Hydro Station Schenley, PA	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
29.6 mi	Armstrong Shelocta, PA	Natural Gas	688 MW	Armstrong Power Llc
29.7 mi	Allegheny No 6 Hydro Station Ford City, PA	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
29.9 mi	Homer City Generating Station Homer City, PA	Coal	2,012 MW	Homer City Generation, L.p.
30.5 mi	Mill Run Windpower Llc Mill Run, PA	Wind	15 MW	Sequitur Renewables, Llc
30.7 mi	Hill Top Energy Center, Llc Carmichaels, PA	Natural Gas	665 MW	Hill Top Energy Center, Llc
30.9 mi	Waste Management Arden Lfgte Washington, PA	Biomass	5 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
31.2 mi	Keystone Shelocta, PA	Coal	1,883 MW	Keycon Operating Llc
31.9 mi	Pittsburgh Airport Gas Plant Coraopolis, PA	Natural Gas	22 MW	Img Energy Solutions
32.4 mi	Fayette Energy Facility Masontown, PA	Natural Gas	715 MW	Fayette Power Company, Llc
32.5 mi	Pg Solar 1 Findlay Township, PA	Solar	3 MW	Img Energy Solutions
33.5 mi	Conemaugh New Florence, PA	Coal	1,963 MW	Keycon Operating Llc
34.8 mi	Grays Landing L&d Hydroelectric Project Masontown, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
35.2 mi	Seward (Pa) New Florence, PA	Coal	585 MW	Seward Generating Llc
35.5 mi	Indiana University Of Pennsylvania Indiana, PA	Natural Gas	24 MW	Indiana University Of Penn
36.2 mi	Gaucho Solar Clinton, PA	Solar	20 MW	Gaucho Solar
37.6 mi	South Chestnut Llc Farmington, PA	Wind	50 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
38.0 mi	Yough Hydro Power Confluence, PA	Hydroelectric	12 MW	D/R Hydro Co
38.4 mi	Gans Solar Lake Lynn, PA	Solar	14 MW	Gans Solar, Llc
38.6 mi	Gans Gans, PA	Natural Gas	88 MW	Gans Energy Llc
39.5 mi	Glades Pike Generation Plant Somerset, PA	Biomass	3 MW	State Correctnl Inst Laurel Highlands
40.6 mi	Lake Lynn Hydro Station Lake Lynn, PA	Hydroelectric	51 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
40.9 mi	Point Marion L&d Hydroelectric Project Point Marion, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
41.7 mi	Somerset Windpower Llc Ohiopyle, PA	Wind	9 MW	Sequitur Renewables, Llc
41.8 mi	Listonburg Solar Addison Township, PA	Solar	15 MW	Listonburg Solar, Llc
42.2 mi	Casselman Wind Power Project Garrett, PA	Wind	35 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
42.3 mi	Firstenergy Fort Martin Power Station Maidsville, WV	Coal	1,152 MW	Monongahela Power Co
42.8 mi	Stony Creek Solar Windber, PA	Solar	—	Stony Creek Solar, Llc
42.8 mi	Fort Martin Solar Maidsville, WV	Solar	19 MW	Monongahela Power Co
43.0 mi	Shell Chemical Appalachia Llc Monaca, PA	Natural Gas	310 MW	Shell Chemical Appalachia Llc
43.0 mi	Longview Power Plant Maidsville, WV	Coal	808 MW	Longview Power, Llc
43.0 mi	Allegheny Hydro No 8 Adrian, PA	Hydroelectric	14 MW	Allegheny Hydro Lp
43.2 mi	Allegheny L&d2 Hydroelectric Project Pittsburgh, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
43.3 mi	Beaver Solar Llc Beaver, PA	Solar	1 MW	Laurel Capital Partners
44.4 mi	Montgomery L&d Hydroelectric Project Monaca, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
44.5 mi	Cpv Fairview Energy Center Johnstown, PA	Natural Gas	1,197 MW	Cpv Fairview, Llc
44.7 mi	Green Mountain Storage, Llc Garrett, PA	Other Fossil	10 MW	Green Mountain Storage, Llc
44.8 mi	Townsend Hydro New Brighton, PA	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Beaver Falls Municipal Auth
45.3 mi	Beaver Valley Shippingport, PA	Nuclear	1,847 MW	Energy Harbor Nuclear Generation Llc
45.5 mi	Beaver Valley Patterson Dam Beaver Falls, PA	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Central Rivers Power Us, Llc
45.7 mi	Terrapin Hills Wind Farm Accident, MD	Wind	—	Big Sky Wind, Llc
45.8 mi	Forward Windpower Llc Berlin, PA	Wind	29 MW	Forward Windpower, Llc
46.2 mi	Ringer Hill Wind Farm, Llc Salisbury, PA	Wind	40 MW	Ringer Hill Wind Llc
46.3 mi	Pine 1 Solar Hookstown, PA	Solar	17 MW	Be-Pine1 Llc
46.3 mi	Allegheny Hydro No 9 Cowansville, PA	Hydroelectric	18 MW	Allegheny Hydro Lp
46.8 mi	Pine 2 Solar Hookstown, PA	Solar	17 MW	Be-Pine2 Llc
47.5 mi	Morgantown Energy Facility Morgantown, WV	Natural Gas	69 MW	Morgantown Energy Associates
47.7 mi	Meyersdale Battery Meyersdale, PA	Other Fossil	18 MW	Glidepath Power Operations Llc
47.9 mi	Wylie Ridge Solar Weirton, WV	Solar	—	Monongahela Power Co
48.3 mi	Mahoning Creek Hydroelectric Project New Bethlehem, PA	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
48.9 mi	Morgantown L&d Hydroelectric Project Morgantown, WV	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
49.5 mi	Stony Creek Wind Farm Llc Berlin, PA	Wind	53 MW	Big Sky Wind, Llc
49.7 mi	Lookout Windpower Llc Berlin, PA	Wind	38 MW	Lookout Windpower, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 70 power plants within 50 miles of Wendel, Pennsylvania (ZIP 15691), with a combined 16,843 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 20 of the 70 nearby plants. The closest plant is Hunker Solar River, Llc at 5.8 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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