Power Plants Near 16021 — Branchton, PA

50 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 16021 (Branchton, Pennsylvania). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.0726, -79.9856 · County: Butler

Natural Gas 59%Coal 20%Nuclear 19%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
9.1 mi	Wabtec U.s Rail, Grove City Engine Plant Grove City, PA	Oil	4 MW	General Electric Co
12.9 mi	Allegheny L&d2 Hydroelectric Project Pittsburgh, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
16.3 mi	Scrubgrass Reclamation Co. Lp. Kennerdell, PA	Coal	95 MW	Scrubgrass Reclamation Co. Lp.
17.7 mi	Handsome Lake Energy Llc Kennerdell, PA	Natural Gas	295 MW	Handsome Lake Energy Llc
22.1 mi	New Castle Plant West Pittsburg, PA	Natural Gas	354 MW	New Castle Power, Llc
23.0 mi	Cardinal Solar, Llc Franklin, PA	Solar	—	Cardinal Solar, Llc
23.8 mi	Hickory Run Energy Station New Castle, PA	Natural Gas	1,034 MW	Hickory Run Energy, Llc
24.1 mi	Allegheny Hydro No 9 Cowansville, PA	Hydroelectric	18 MW	Allegheny Hydro Lp
25.3 mi	Firefly Solar Pa New Castle, PA	Solar	—	Vesper Energy Development Llc
28.4 mi	Carbon Limestone Lowellville, OH	Natural Gas	—	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
28.6 mi	Beaver Valley Patterson Dam Beaver Falls, PA	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Central Rivers Power Us, Llc
29.1 mi	Townsend Hydro New Brighton, PA	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Beaver Falls Municipal Auth
29.1 mi	Allegheny Hydro No 8 Adrian, PA	Hydroelectric	14 MW	Allegheny Hydro Lp
29.9 mi	Piney Clarion, PA	Hydroelectric	30 MW	Bp Piney & Deep Creek Llc
31.7 mi	Allegheny No. 5 Hydro Station Schenley, PA	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
31.7 mi	Beaver Solar Llc Beaver, PA	Solar	1 MW	Laurel Capital Partners
32.6 mi	Allegheny No 6 Hydro Station Ford City, PA	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
33.0 mi	Mc Solar Greenville, PA	Solar	—	Mc Solar, Llc
33.2 mi	Mahoning New Springfield, OH	Biomass	4 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
33.2 mi	Shell Chemical Appalachia Llc Monaca, PA	Natural Gas	310 MW	Shell Chemical Appalachia Llc
35.8 mi	Montgomery L&d Hydroelectric Project Monaca, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
38.1 mi	Cobalt Solar, Llc Washington Township, PA	Solar	—	Cypress Creek Renewables
38.1 mi	Springdale 1 & 2 Springdale, PA	Natural Gas	88 MW	Springdale Energy Llc
38.2 mi	Allegheny Energy Units 3 4 & 5 Springdale, PA	Natural Gas	556 MW	Springdale Energy Llc
38.2 mi	Mahoning Creek Hydroelectric Project New Bethlehem, PA	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
39.0 mi	Beaver Valley Shippingport, PA	Nuclear	1,847 MW	Energy Harbor Nuclear Generation Llc
39.7 mi	Emsworth L&d Hydroelectric Project Pittsburgh, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
40.0 mi	Emsworth Bc Hydroelectric Project Pittsburgh, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
40.0 mi	Pine 1 Solar Hookstown, PA	Solar	17 MW	Be-Pine1 Llc
40.2 mi	Niles Power Plant Niles, OH	Oil	27 MW	Niles Power, Llc
40.3 mi	Matador Solar Canfield, OH	Battery Storage	—	Alpin Holding Llc
40.5 mi	Niles Niles, OH	Oil	—	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
40.5 mi	Niles Rto Btm Niles, OH	Oil	11 MW	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
40.5 mi	Pine 2 Solar Hookstown, PA	Solar	17 MW	Be-Pine2 Llc
42.0 mi	Pittsburgh Airport Gas Plant Coraopolis, PA	Natural Gas	22 MW	Img Energy Solutions
42.1 mi	Brunot Island Pittsburg, PA	Natural Gas	365 MW	Brunot Island Power, Llc
42.4 mi	Gaucho Solar Clinton, PA	Solar	20 MW	Gaucho Solar
43.1 mi	Pg Solar 1 Findlay Township, PA	Solar	3 MW	Img Energy Solutions
43.9 mi	Ecp Uptown Campus Pittsburgh, PA	Natural Gas	6 MW	Ecp Uptown Campus Llc
44.1 mi	Keystone Shelocta, PA	Coal	1,883 MW	Keycon Operating Llc
44.3 mi	Clevelandcliffs Warren Warren, OH	Coal	13 MW	Clevelandcliffs Warren
44.7 mi	Armstrong Shelocta, PA	Natural Gas	688 MW	Armstrong Power Llc
45.4 mi	Clean Energy Future-Lordstown, Llc Lordstown, OH	Natural Gas	962 MW	Clean Energy Future-Lordstown, Llc
45.4 mi	Trumbull Energy Center Warren, OH	Natural Gas	—	Clean Energy Future - Trumbull, Llc.
45.5 mi	Ppg Monroeville Chemicals Center Monroeville, PA	Oil	1 MW	Ppg Monroeville Chemicals Center
46.5 mi	Ksu Trumbull Warren, OH	Solar	1 MW	Madison Energy Holdings Llc
47.0 mi	Foxconn Ohio Warren, OH	Solar	2 MW	Foxconn
47.1 mi	South Field Energy Wellsville, OH	Natural Gas	1,210 MW	South Field Energy, Llc
47.5 mi	Mon Valley Works Dravosburg, PA	Other Fossil	53 MW	United States Steel-Mon Valley
47.7 mi	Braddock Lock And Dam Braddock, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund Xlii, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 50 power plants within 50 miles of Branchton, Pennsylvania (ZIP 16021), with a combined 9,981 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the most common fuel type in this area with 14 of the 50 nearby plants. The closest plant is Wabtec U.s Rail, Grove City Engine Plant at 9.1 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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