Power Plants Near 17081 — Plainfield, PA

80 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 17081 (Plainfield, Pennsylvania). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 40.2030, -77.2848 · County: Cumberland

Natural Gas 63%Nuclear 18%Solar 11%Biomass 4%Oil 4%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
3.5 mi	Dickinson Solar Carlisle, PA	Solar	3 MW	Dickinson Solar, Llc
4.2 mi	Casd Solar Carlisle, PA	Solar	1 MW	Carlisle Area School District
8.1 mi	Mountain Mount Holly Springs, PA	Oil	54 MW	Mountain Power, Llc
8.3 mi	Vitro Architectural Glass (Pa) Carlisle, PA	Oil	5 MW	Vitro Architectural Glass (Pa)
12.5 mi	Knouse Solar Project 1 Gardners, PA	Solar	3 MW	Knouse Food Cooperative Inc
12.6 mi	Cumberland County Pa Lfg Recovery Shippensburg, PA	Biomass	6 MW	Nextera Renewable Fuels, Llc
17.7 mi	Whitetail Solar 1 Newburg, PA	Solar	14 MW	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc
17.9 mi	Talenenergy Martins Creek Llc West Shore Camp Hill, PA	Oil	—	Talenenergy Martins Creek Llc
19.4 mi	Gettysburg Energy & Nutrient Rec Facilit York Springs, PA	Biomass	3 MW	Gettysburg Energy And Nutrient Rec Facility Llc
21.5 mi	Beaver Creek Solar Orrstown, PA	Solar	—	Urban Grid Solar
21.9 mi	Paxton Creek Cogeneration Harrisburg, PA	Natural Gas	13 MW	Energy Center Paxton Llc
22.2 mi	Blue Ridge Landfill Chambersburg, PA	Biomass	6 MW	Nextera Renewable Fuels, Llc
22.5 mi	Granite Hill Solar New Oxford, PA	Solar	—	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc
22.8 mi	Adams Solar Llc Pa Gettysburg, PA	Solar	80 MW	Adams Solar Llc (Pa)
22.8 mi	Talenenergy Martins Creek Llc Harrisburg Harrisburg, PA	Oil	—	Talenenergy Martins Creek Llc
22.9 mi	Harrisburg Facility Harrisburg, PA	Biomass	24 MW	Harrisburg Authority
23.7 mi	Hunterstown Power Plant Gettysburg, PA	Natural Gas	898 MW	Hunterstown Generation, Llc
24.1 mi	Hunterstown Gettysburg, PA	Natural Gas	60 MW	Hunterstown Power, Llc
25.0 mi	Orrtanna Orrtanna, PA	Oil	27 MW	Orrtanna Power, Llc
25.2 mi	Cottontail Solar 5 Penn Township, PA	Solar	20 MW	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc
25.5 mi	Aspen Road Solar Spring Run, PA	Solar	—	Urban Grid Solar
25.7 mi	Hamilton (Pa) Abbottstown, PA	Oil	20 MW	Hamilton Power, Llc
26.9 mi	Falling Spring Chambersburg, PA	Natural Gas	7 MW	Borough Of Chambersburg
27.7 mi	Dover Solar (Pa) Dover, PA	Solar	—	Dover Solar, Llc (Pa)
28.3 mi	Phoenix Contact - Cchp Plant Middletown, PA	Natural Gas	1 MW	Phoenix Contact Services, Inc
28.6 mi	Orchard Park Chambersburg, PA	Natural Gas	24 MW	Borough Of Chambersburg
29.8 mi	Strinestown Solar Manchester, PA	Solar	—	Strinestown Solar, Llc
29.9 mi	Crane Clean Energy Center Middletown, PA	Nuclear	981 MW	Constellation Nuclear
30.9 mi	York Haven York Haven, PA	Hydroelectric	20 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
31.0 mi	Haleon York Rdc Solar Facility York, PA	Solar	3 MW	Haleon Plc
31.5 mi	Chambersburg Chambersburg, PA	Natural Gas	88 MW	Chambersburg Energy, Llc
31.8 mi	Pixelle Specialty Solutions Llc - Spring Spring Grove, PA	Biomass	104 MW	Pixelle Specialty Solutions Llc - (Pa)
32.0 mi	Brunner Island York Haven, PA	Natural Gas	1,616 MW	Brunner Island Llc
32.1 mi	Cottontail Solar 1 York, PA	Solar	20 MW	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc
32.7 mi	Cottontail Solar 8 West Manchester Towns, PA	Solar	20 MW	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc
32.8 mi	Cottontail Solar 2 West Manchester Towns, PA	Solar	20 MW	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc
33.0 mi	York County Resource Recovery York, PA	Biomass	37 MW	York County Solid W & R Auth
34.1 mi	Whitetail Solar 3 Chambersburg, PA	Solar	20 MW	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc
34.8 mi	Whitetail Solar 2 St. Thomas, PA	Solar	20 MW	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc
35.1 mi	Lancaster County Resource Recovery Brainbridge, PA	Biomass	36 MW	Covanta Lancaster Inc
35.2 mi	Emmitsburg Solar Arrays Emmitsburg, MD	Solar	2 MW	Ugi Energy Services, Llc
36.6 mi	Mount Saint Mary's Emmitsburg, MD	Solar	14 MW	Constellation Solar Horizons Llc
37.2 mi	Great Cove Solar Ii Saint Thomas, PA	Solar	150 MW	Aes Clean Energy
37.3 mi	Elizabethtown Solar Elizabethtown, PA	Solar	2 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
38.5 mi	Mountain View Greencastle, PA	Biomass	14 MW	Industrial Power Generating Company Llc
39.4 mi	Elk Hill Solar 2 Peters Township, PA	Solar	15 MW	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc
40.6 mi	Fort Indiantown Gap Annville, PA	Solar	3 MW	Standard Solar
41.0 mi	William F Matson Generating Station Huntingdon, PA	Hydroelectric	22 MW	Allegheny Electric Coop Inc
41.9 mi	Elk Hill Solar 1 Mercersburg, PA	Solar	20 MW	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc
43.0 mi	Ces Vmt Solar Hagerstown, MD	Solar	1 MW	Consolidated Edison Solutions Inc.
43.2 mi	Mount Joy Wire Mount Joy, PA	Natural Gas	1 MW	Mount Joy Wire Corp
43.2 mi	Glra Landfill Lebanon, PA	Biomass	3 MW	Nextera Renewable Fuels, Llc
43.2 mi	Hostetter Solar One, Llc Hagerstown, MD	Solar	2 MW	Nautilus Solar Solutions
43.6 mi	Solar Hagerstown Hagerstown, MD	Solar	10 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
43.6 mi	Legore Bridge Solar Center Keymar, MD	Solar	—	Legore Bridge Solar Center, Llc
43.9 mi	Baker Point Thurmont, MD	Solar	9 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
44.4 mi	Great Cove Solar Mcconnellsburg, PA	Solar	70 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
44.5 mi	Union Bridge Solar Union Bridge, MD	Solar	8 MW	Citizens Enterprises Corporation
44.7 mi	Shepherds Mill Csg Union Bridge, MD	Solar	2 MW	Standard Solar
45.2 mi	Spruce - Wcmd - Resh I Hagerstown, MD	Solar	2 MW	Mn8 Energy Llc
45.4 mi	Cottontail Solar 6 Penn Township, PA	Solar	20 MW	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc
45.8 mi	Warrior Ridge Hydro Petersburg, PA	Hydroelectric	3 MW	American Hydro Power Company
45.9 mi	Cannonball Solar (Csg) Thurmont, MD	Solar	2 MW	Aes Clean Energy
46.0 mi	Tolna New Freedom, PA	Oil	54 MW	Tolna Power, Llc
46.1 mi	Susquehanna University Solar Selinsgrove, PA	Solar	3 MW	Terraform Arcadia
46.1 mi	Ffp - Md Foxhall Freeland, MD	Solar	2 MW	Ffp Md Freeland Project1, Llc
46.5 mi	Spruce - Wcmd - Creek Hagerstown, MD	Solar	2 MW	Mn8 Energy Llc
46.8 mi	Masser Farms Realty Solar Sacramento, PA	Solar	1 MW	Masser Farms Realty Ltd
47.0 mi	Ppl Frey Farm Landfill Wind Conestoga, PA	Wind	3 MW	Nextera Renewable Fuels, Llc
47.4 mi	Fedex Hagerstown Hagerstown, MD	Solar	2 MW	Socore Energy Llc
47.4 mi	Bai-Boyles Run-Phase I Sunbury, PA	Solar	—	Boyles Run Solar I, Llc
47.4 mi	Bai-Boyles Run-Phase 2 Sunbury, PA	Solar	—	Boyles Run Solar Ii, Llc
47.5 mi	Frey Farm Landfill Conestoga, PA	Biomass	3 MW	Nextera Renewable Fuels, Llc
47.6 mi	Bomber Csg Hampstead, MD	Solar	6 MW	Hampstead Solar, Llc
49.4 mi	Spruce - Wcmd - Rubble Ii Williamsport, MD	Solar	2 MW	Mn8 Energy Llc
49.5 mi	Spruce - Wcmd - Rubble I Williamsport, MD	Solar	2 MW	Mn8 Energy Llc
49.5 mi	Ironwood Llc Lebanon, PA	Natural Gas	778 MW	Helix Ironwood Llc
49.9 mi	Maryland Solar Hagerstown, MD	Solar	27 MW	Arevon Energy, Inc.
50.0 mi	Sunbury Generation Lp Shamokin Dam, PA	Oil	53 MW	Sunbury Generation Lp
50.0 mi	Biggs Ford Solar Center Walkersville, MD	Solar	—	Biggs Ford Solar Center, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 80 power plants within 50 miles of Plainfield, Pennsylvania (ZIP 17081), with a combined 5,564 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 47 of the 80 nearby plants. The closest plant is Dickinson Solar at 3.5 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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