Power Plants Near 16301 — Oil City, PA

23 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 16301 (Oil City, Pennsylvania). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.4319, -79.6916 · County: Venango

Natural Gas 74%Hydroelectric 22%Coal 4%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
6.6 mi	Cardinal Solar, Llc Franklin, PA	Solar	—	Cardinal Solar, Llc
11.4 mi	Handsome Lake Energy Llc Kennerdell, PA	Natural Gas	295 MW	Handsome Lake Energy Llc
12.9 mi	Scrubgrass Reclamation Co. Lp. Kennerdell, PA	Coal	95 MW	Scrubgrass Reclamation Co. Lp.
15.5 mi	Cobalt Solar, Llc Washington Township, PA	Solar	—	Cypress Creek Renewables
21.3 mi	Piney Clarion, PA	Hydroelectric	30 MW	Bp Piney & Deep Creek Llc
28.1 mi	Wabtec U.s Rail, Grove City Engine Plant Grove City, PA	Oil	4 MW	General Electric Co
33.7 mi	Allegheny Hydro No 9 Cowansville, PA	Hydroelectric	18 MW	Allegheny Hydro Lp
33.7 mi	Sycamore Trail Solar Venango Township, PA	Solar	—	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc
36.2 mi	Snowdrop Solar Washington Township, PA	Solar	—	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc
38.1 mi	Warren Warren, PA	Natural Gas	53 MW	Warren Generation, Llc
38.4 mi	Mc Solar Greenville, PA	Solar	—	Mc Solar, Llc
38.6 mi	Allegheny Hydro No 8 Adrian, PA	Hydroelectric	14 MW	Allegheny Hydro Lp
38.9 mi	Allegheny L&d2 Hydroelectric Project Pittsburgh, PA	Hydroelectric	—	Rye Development
41.2 mi	Mahoning Creek Hydroelectric Project New Bethlehem, PA	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
45.2 mi	Seneca Generation Llc Warren, PA	Hydroelectric	438 MW	Seneca Generation Llc
46.6 mi	Lakeview Gas Recovery Erie, PA	Biomass	6 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
46.7 mi	York Run Solar Jamestown, NY	Solar	—	Lydian Energy
47.4 mi	Sl Jamestown Array 2 Jamestown, NY	Solar	—	Sl Jamestown Ii, Llc
47.5 mi	Sl Jamestown Array 1 Jamestown, NY	Solar	—	Sl Jamestown, Llc
48.0 mi	Cummins, Inc Lakewood, NY	Solar	2 MW	Terraform Arcadia
48.9 mi	Hickory Run Energy Station New Castle, PA	Natural Gas	1,034 MW	Hickory Run Energy, Llc
49.0 mi	New Castle Plant West Pittsburg, PA	Natural Gas	354 MW	New Castle Power, Llc
49.8 mi	Allegheny No 6 Hydro Station Ford City, PA	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 23 power plants within 50 miles of Oil City, Pennsylvania (ZIP 16301), with a combined 2,357 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 9 of the 23 nearby plants. The closest plant is Cardinal Solar, Llc at 6.6 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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