Power Plants Near 16870 — Port Matilda, PA

34 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 16870 (Port Matilda, Pennsylvania). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 40.8018, -78.0788 · County: Centre

Natural Gas 68%Wind 18%Coal 6%Solar 6%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
8.5 mi	Sandy Ridge Wind 2, Llc Tyrone, PA	Wind	88 MW	Algonquin Power Co
11.2 mi	West Campus Steam Plant University Park, PA	Natural Gas	14 MW	Penn State University
12.0 mi	Sandy Ridge Wind Farm Tyrone, PA	Wind	50 MW	Algonquin Power Co
12.1 mi	East Campus Steam Plant University Park, PA	Natural Gas	7 MW	Penn State University
12.3 mi	University Park Solar State College, PA	Solar	2 MW	Ss Pa Ii Psu Llc
12.3 mi	Un-School House Llc Morris Township, PA	Solar	20 MW	Bcd Project Holdings 1, Llc
18.0 mi	Mpg Solar Moshannon, PA	Solar	—	Mpg Solar, Llc
18.2 mi	Warrior Ridge Hydro Petersburg, PA	Hydroelectric	3 MW	American Hydro Power Company
20.8 mi	Moonlight Flats Solar Power 1 Frenchville, PA	Solar	—	Moonlight Flats Solar Power, Llc
21.7 mi	Mingoville Pv I Bellefonte, PA	Solar	—	Socore Energy Llc
21.7 mi	Mingoville Pv Ii Bellefonte, PA	Solar	—	Socore Energy Llc
21.7 mi	Moonlight Flats Solar Power 2 Frenchville, PA	Solar	—	Moonlight Flats Solar Power, Llc
22.6 mi	Moonlight Flats Solar Power 3 Karthaus, PA	Solar	—	Moonlight Flats Solar Power, Llc
23.7 mi	Shawville Shawville, PA	Natural Gas	632 MW	Shawville Power, Llc
23.9 mi	Mineral Basin Solar Power Lecontes Mills, PA	Solar	—	Mineral Basin Solar Power, Llc
24.5 mi	Juniata Locomotive Shop Altoona, PA	Natural Gas	2 MW	Norfork Southern Corp
25.8 mi	William F Matson Generating Station Huntingdon, PA	Hydroelectric	22 MW	Allegheny Electric Coop Inc
28.4 mi	Chestnut Flats Wind Farm Altoona, PA	Wind	38 MW	Edf Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc.
31.4 mi	Cpv Rogue's Wind, Llc Patton, PA	Wind	—	Cpv Rogue's Wind, Llc
31.4 mi	Seldom Seen Wind Llc Hastings, PA	Wind	—	Pattern Operators Lp
34.4 mi	Patton Wind Farm Patton, PA	Wind	30 MW	Exus Pennsylvania Wind Holdings
34.5 mi	Cl-Viaduct Llc Bloom Township, PA	Solar	20 MW	Bcd Project Holdings 1, Llc
35.0 mi	North Allegheny Windpower Project Lilly, PA	Wind	75 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
38.5 mi	Talenenergy Martins Creek Llc Lock Haven Caldwell, PA	Oil	—	Talenenergy Martins Creek Llc
39.0 mi	Allegheny Ridge Wind Farm Portage, PA	Wind	80 MW	Leeward Asset Management, Llc
40.3 mi	Jersey Shore Steel Co Mcelhattan, PA	Natural Gas	—	Nextera Renewable Fuels, Llc
40.3 mi	Cottontail Solar 5 Penn Township, PA	Solar	20 MW	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc
41.5 mi	Colver Green Energy Colver, PA	Coal	118 MW	Inter-Power/Ahlcon Partners, L.p.
42.5 mi	Ebensburg Power Ebensburg, PA	Coal	58 MW	Ebensburg Power Co
43.1 mi	Cpv Maple Hill Solar Portage, PA	Solar	100 MW	Cpv Maple Hill Solar, Llc
45.9 mi	Highland North Wind Farm Sidman, PA	Wind	75 MW	Exus Pennsylvania Wind Holdings
47.1 mi	Cambria Wind Llc Sidman, PA	Wind	63 MW	Exus Pennsylvania Wind Holdings
47.9 mi	Aspen Road Solar Spring Run, PA	Solar	—	Urban Grid Solar
48.8 mi	Cpv Fairview Energy Center Johnstown, PA	Natural Gas	1,197 MW	Cpv Fairview, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 34 power plants within 50 miles of Port Matilda, Pennsylvania (ZIP 16870), with a combined 2,711 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 13 of the 34 nearby plants. The closest plant is Sandy Ridge Wind 2, Llc at 8.5 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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