Power Plants Near 16803 — State College, PA

31 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 16803 (State College, Pennsylvania). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 40.8082, -77.8926 · County: Centre

Natural Gas 58%Wind 32%Solar 7%Hydroelectric 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
1.8 mi	West Campus Steam Plant University Park, PA	Natural Gas	14 MW	Penn State University
2.4 mi	East Campus Steam Plant University Park, PA	Natural Gas	7 MW	Penn State University
2.6 mi	University Park Solar State College, PA	Solar	2 MW	Ss Pa Ii Psu Llc
12.6 mi	Mingoville Pv I Bellefonte, PA	Solar	—	Socore Energy Llc
12.6 mi	Mingoville Pv Ii Bellefonte, PA	Solar	—	Socore Energy Llc
17.8 mi	Sandy Ridge Wind 2, Llc Tyrone, PA	Wind	88 MW	Algonquin Power Co
18.4 mi	Un-School House Llc Morris Township, PA	Solar	20 MW	Bcd Project Holdings 1, Llc
19.1 mi	Mpg Solar Moshannon, PA	Solar	—	Mpg Solar, Llc
20.0 mi	Warrior Ridge Hydro Petersburg, PA	Hydroelectric	3 MW	American Hydro Power Company
21.4 mi	Sandy Ridge Wind Farm Tyrone, PA	Wind	50 MW	Algonquin Power Co
24.6 mi	Moonlight Flats Solar Power 3 Karthaus, PA	Solar	—	Moonlight Flats Solar Power, Llc
24.7 mi	Moonlight Flats Solar Power 1 Frenchville, PA	Solar	—	Moonlight Flats Solar Power, Llc
24.9 mi	Moonlight Flats Solar Power 2 Frenchville, PA	Solar	—	Moonlight Flats Solar Power, Llc
26.6 mi	William F Matson Generating Station Huntingdon, PA	Hydroelectric	22 MW	Allegheny Electric Coop Inc
29.4 mi	Mineral Basin Solar Power Lecontes Mills, PA	Solar	—	Mineral Basin Solar Power, Llc
30.5 mi	Shawville Shawville, PA	Natural Gas	632 MW	Shawville Power, Llc
30.7 mi	Talenenergy Martins Creek Llc Lock Haven Caldwell, PA	Oil	—	Talenenergy Martins Creek Llc
31.9 mi	Cottontail Solar 5 Penn Township, PA	Solar	20 MW	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc
32.0 mi	Juniata Locomotive Shop Altoona, PA	Natural Gas	2 MW	Norfork Southern Corp
32.5 mi	Jersey Shore Steel Co Mcelhattan, PA	Natural Gas	—	Nextera Renewable Fuels, Llc
36.4 mi	Chestnut Flats Wind Farm Altoona, PA	Wind	38 MW	Edf Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc.
41.0 mi	Cpv Rogue's Wind, Llc Patton, PA	Wind	—	Cpv Rogue's Wind, Llc
41.1 mi	Seldom Seen Wind Llc Hastings, PA	Wind	—	Pattern Operators Lp
42.7 mi	North Allegheny Windpower Project Lilly, PA	Wind	75 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
43.0 mi	Cl-Viaduct Llc Bloom Township, PA	Solar	20 MW	Bcd Project Holdings 1, Llc
43.8 mi	Patton Wind Farm Patton, PA	Wind	30 MW	Exus Pennsylvania Wind Holdings
44.3 mi	Goonies Solar Project Antes Fort, PA	Solar	—	Geg Pa Solar Llc
44.9 mi	Mifflinburg Pa Btm Mifflinburg, PA	Oil	5 MW	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
45.9 mi	Aspen Road Solar Spring Run, PA	Solar	—	Urban Grid Solar
46.5 mi	Allegheny Ridge Wind Farm Portage, PA	Wind	80 MW	Leeward Asset Management, Llc
48.5 mi	Whitetail Solar 1 Newburg, PA	Solar	14 MW	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 31 power plants within 50 miles of State College, Pennsylvania (ZIP 16803), with a combined 1,120 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 14 of the 31 nearby plants. The closest plant is West Campus Steam Plant at 1.8 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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