Power Plants Near 16051 — Portersville, PA

54 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 16051 (Portersville, Pennsylvania). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 40.9468, -80.1390 · County: Butler

Natural Gas 59%Coal 20%Nuclear 18%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
12.0 mi	New Castle Plant West Pittsburg, PA	Natural Gas	354 MW	New Castle Power, Llc
12.3 mi	Allegheny L&d2 Hydroelectric Project Pittsburgh, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
15.4 mi	Firefly Solar Pa New Castle, PA	Solar	—	Vesper Energy Development Llc
15.5 mi	Wabtec U.s Rail, Grove City Engine Plant Grove City, PA	Oil	4 MW	General Electric Co
15.5 mi	Hickory Run Energy Station New Castle, PA	Natural Gas	1,034 MW	Hickory Run Energy, Llc
16.8 mi	Beaver Valley Patterson Dam Beaver Falls, PA	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Central Rivers Power Us, Llc
17.4 mi	Townsend Hydro New Brighton, PA	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Beaver Falls Municipal Auth
20.1 mi	Beaver Solar Llc Beaver, PA	Solar	1 MW	Laurel Capital Partners
20.2 mi	Carbon Limestone Lowellville, OH	Natural Gas	—	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
21.6 mi	Shell Chemical Appalachia Llc Monaca, PA	Natural Gas	310 MW	Shell Chemical Appalachia Llc
23.4 mi	Mahoning New Springfield, OH	Biomass	4 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
24.1 mi	Montgomery L&d Hydroelectric Project Monaca, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
27.2 mi	Beaver Valley Shippingport, PA	Nuclear	1,847 MW	Energy Harbor Nuclear Generation Llc
28.0 mi	Scrubgrass Reclamation Co. Lp. Kennerdell, PA	Coal	95 MW	Scrubgrass Reclamation Co. Lp.
28.3 mi	Pine 1 Solar Hookstown, PA	Solar	17 MW	Be-Pine1 Llc
28.7 mi	Pine 2 Solar Hookstown, PA	Solar	17 MW	Be-Pine2 Llc
29.4 mi	Handsome Lake Energy Llc Kennerdell, PA	Natural Gas	295 MW	Handsome Lake Energy Llc
30.7 mi	Allegheny Hydro No 9 Cowansville, PA	Hydroelectric	18 MW	Allegheny Hydro Lp
30.8 mi	Allegheny No. 5 Hydro Station Schenley, PA	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
30.8 mi	Emsworth L&d Hydroelectric Project Pittsburgh, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
30.9 mi	Emsworth Bc Hydroelectric Project Pittsburgh, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
31.4 mi	Gaucho Solar Clinton, PA	Solar	20 MW	Gaucho Solar
31.6 mi	Pittsburgh Airport Gas Plant Coraopolis, PA	Natural Gas	22 MW	Img Energy Solutions
31.9 mi	Matador Solar Canfield, OH	Battery Storage	—	Alpin Holding Llc
32.7 mi	Pg Solar 1 Findlay Township, PA	Solar	3 MW	Img Energy Solutions
33.4 mi	Allegheny No 6 Hydro Station Ford City, PA	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
33.7 mi	Brunot Island Pittsburg, PA	Natural Gas	365 MW	Brunot Island Power, Llc
33.8 mi	Springdale 1 & 2 Springdale, PA	Natural Gas	88 MW	Springdale Energy Llc
33.8 mi	Allegheny Energy Units 3 4 & 5 Springdale, PA	Natural Gas	556 MW	Springdale Energy Llc
34.6 mi	Allegheny Hydro No 8 Adrian, PA	Hydroelectric	14 MW	Allegheny Hydro Lp
34.7 mi	Cardinal Solar, Llc Franklin, PA	Solar	—	Cardinal Solar, Llc
35.2 mi	Niles Power Plant Niles, OH	Oil	27 MW	Niles Power, Llc
35.4 mi	Niles Niles, OH	Oil	—	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
35.4 mi	Niles Rto Btm Niles, OH	Oil	11 MW	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
35.5 mi	South Field Energy Wellsville, OH	Natural Gas	1,210 MW	South Field Energy, Llc
35.6 mi	Mc Solar Greenville, PA	Solar	—	Mc Solar, Llc
36.1 mi	Ecp Uptown Campus Pittsburgh, PA	Natural Gas	6 MW	Ecp Uptown Campus Llc
39.7 mi	Clean Energy Future-Lordstown, Llc Lordstown, OH	Natural Gas	962 MW	Clean Energy Future-Lordstown, Llc
39.7 mi	Trumbull Energy Center Warren, OH	Natural Gas	—	Clean Energy Future - Trumbull, Llc.
39.8 mi	Clevelandcliffs Warren Warren, OH	Coal	13 MW	Clevelandcliffs Warren
40.5 mi	Piney Clarion, PA	Hydroelectric	30 MW	Bp Piney & Deep Creek Llc
40.9 mi	Ppg Monroeville Chemicals Center Monroeville, PA	Oil	1 MW	Ppg Monroeville Chemicals Center
41.0 mi	Wylie Ridge Solar Weirton, WV	Solar	—	Monongahela Power Co
41.1 mi	Mon Valley Works Dravosburg, PA	Other Fossil	53 MW	United States Steel-Mon Valley
41.2 mi	Foxconn Ohio Warren, OH	Solar	2 MW	Foxconn
41.2 mi	Braddock Lock And Dam Braddock, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Lock+ Hydro Friends Fund Xlii, Llc
43.0 mi	Ksu Trumbull Warren, OH	Solar	1 MW	Madison Energy Holdings Llc
44.8 mi	Mahoning Creek Hydroelectric Project New Bethlehem, PA	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
46.0 mi	Clairton Works Clairton, PA	Coal	31 MW	United States Steel- Clairton
46.2 mi	Keystone Shelocta, PA	Coal	1,883 MW	Keycon Operating Llc
46.4 mi	Armstrong Shelocta, PA	Natural Gas	688 MW	Armstrong Power Llc
49.7 mi	Steubenville Solar Steubenville, OH	Solar	—	Bq Energy Development
49.7 mi	Nottingham Solar Cadiz, OH	Solar	—	Bq Energy Development
49.7 mi	Cobalt Solar, Llc Washington Township, PA	Solar	—	Cypress Creek Renewables

Power generation near this area

There are 54 power plants within 50 miles of Portersville, Pennsylvania (ZIP 16051), with a combined 10,012 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 14 of the 54 nearby plants. The closest plant is New Castle Plant at 12.0 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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