Power Plants Near 17512 — Columbia, PA

100 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 17512 (Columbia, Pennsylvania). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 40.0391, -76.4862 · County: Lancaster

Natural Gas 55%Nuclear 25%Hydroelectric 15%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
4.8 mi	Mount Joy Wire Mount Joy, PA	Natural Gas	1 MW	Mount Joy Wire Corp
5.8 mi	Ppl Frey Farm Landfill Wind Conestoga, PA	Wind	3 MW	Nextera Renewable Fuels, Llc
6.0 mi	Frey Farm Landfill Conestoga, PA	Biomass	3 MW	Nextera Renewable Fuels, Llc
8.6 mi	Lancaster County Resource Recovery Brainbridge, PA	Biomass	36 MW	Covanta Lancaster Inc
9.3 mi	Elizabethtown Solar Elizabethtown, PA	Solar	2 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
9.4 mi	Safe Harbor Conestoga, PA	Hydroelectric	418 MW	Safe Harbor
11.8 mi	Brunner Island York Haven, PA	Natural Gas	1,616 MW	Brunner Island Llc
12.6 mi	York County Resource Recovery York, PA	Biomass	37 MW	York County Solid W & R Auth
13.0 mi	York Haven York Haven, PA	Hydroelectric	20 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
13.2 mi	Haleon York Rdc Solar Facility York, PA	Solar	3 MW	Haleon Plc
13.9 mi	Strinestown Solar Manchester, PA	Solar	—	Strinestown Solar, Llc
14.7 mi	Crane Clean Energy Center Middletown, PA	Nuclear	981 MW	Constellation Nuclear
16.6 mi	Cottontail Solar 2 West Manchester Towns, PA	Solar	20 MW	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc
16.7 mi	Dart Container Corp Leola, PA	Biomass	11 MW	Dart Container Corp
16.8 mi	Holtwood Holtwood, PA	Hydroelectric	247 MW	Bif Iii Holtwood Llc
17.6 mi	Cottontail Solar 8 West Manchester Towns, PA	Solar	20 MW	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc
17.9 mi	Dover Solar (Pa) Dover, PA	Solar	—	Dover Solar, Llc (Pa)
18.4 mi	L&s Sweetners Leola, PA	Biomass	3 MW	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
18.7 mi	Keystone Solar Quarryville, PA	Solar	5 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
18.8 mi	Muddy Run Drumore, PA	Hydroelectric	1,072 MW	Constellation Power, Inc
19.2 mi	Phoenix Contact - Cchp Plant Middletown, PA	Natural Gas	1 MW	Phoenix Contact Services, Inc
19.6 mi	Ephrata Pa Btm Lancaster, PA	Oil	5 MW	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
20.2 mi	Cottontail Solar 1 York, PA	Solar	20 MW	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc
20.4 mi	Tpe Pennsylvania Solar 1, Llc Ephrata, PA	Solar	4 MW	Cardinal Renewables
20.8 mi	Tolna New Freedom, PA	Oil	54 MW	Tolna Power, Llc
22.5 mi	Ironwood Llc Lebanon, PA	Natural Gas	778 MW	Helix Ironwood Llc
22.5 mi	Peach Bottom Delta, PA	Nuclear	2,876 MW	Constellation Nuclear
22.6 mi	Glra Landfill Lebanon, PA	Biomass	3 MW	Nextera Renewable Fuels, Llc
22.9 mi	York Energy Center Delta, PA	Natural Gas	1,449 MW	Calpine Mid-Merit Llc
23.0 mi	Martin Limestone Solar Array New Holland, PA	Solar	1 MW	Sunstream Energy Llc
23.3 mi	Pixelle Specialty Solutions Llc - Spring Spring Grove, PA	Biomass	104 MW	Pixelle Specialty Solutions Llc - (Pa)
24.0 mi	Harrisburg Facility Harrisburg, PA	Biomass	24 MW	Harrisburg Authority
24.8 mi	Talenenergy Martins Creek Llc Harrisburg Harrisburg, PA	Oil	—	Talenenergy Martins Creek Llc
25.9 mi	Paxton Creek Cogeneration Harrisburg, PA	Natural Gas	13 MW	Energy Center Paxton Llc
26.5 mi	Talenenergy Martins Creek Llc West Shore Camp Hill, PA	Oil	—	Talenenergy Martins Creek Llc
27.2 mi	Fort Indiantown Gap Annville, PA	Solar	3 MW	Standard Solar
28.0 mi	Ffp - Md Foxhall Freeland, MD	Solar	2 MW	Ffp Md Freeland Project1, Llc
28.0 mi	Wildcat Point Generation Facility Conowingo, MD	Natural Gas	1,114 MW	Old Dominion Electric Coop
28.1 mi	Hamilton (Pa) Abbottstown, PA	Oil	20 MW	Hamilton Power, Llc
28.1 mi	Essential Power Rock Springs Llc Rising Sun, MD	Natural Gas	773 MW	Essential Power Operating Services Llc
28.5 mi	Lanchester Generating Station Narvon, PA	Biomass	3 MW	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
31.1 mi	Conowingo Darlington, MD	Hydroelectric	531 MW	Constellation Power, Inc
31.7 mi	Morgantown Morgantown, PA	Biomass	2 MW	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
32.0 mi	Western Berks Birdsboro, PA	Natural Gas	3 MW	Nextera Renewable Fuels, Llc
33.7 mi	Morgantown Solar Park Morgantown, PA	Solar	2 MW	The Hankin Group
34.4 mi	Gettysburg Energy & Nutrient Rec Facilit York Springs, PA	Biomass	3 MW	Gettysburg Energy And Nutrient Rec Facility Llc
35.6 mi	Titus Birsboro, PA	Oil	36 MW	Titus Power, Llc
36.0 mi	Pine Grove Pine Grove, PA	Oil	5 MW	Industrial Power Generating Company Llc
36.1 mi	Bomber Csg Hampstead, MD	Solar	6 MW	Hampstead Solar, Llc
36.2 mi	Seccra Community Landfill West Grove, PA	Biomass	3 MW	Southeastern Chester County Refuse Auth
36.4 mi	Vitro Architectural Glass (Pa) Carlisle, PA	Oil	5 MW	Vitro Architectural Glass (Pa)
36.4 mi	Marlboro Mushrooms Solar Field West Grove, PA	Solar	1 MW	Marlboro Mushroom
36.7 mi	Mountain Mount Holly Springs, PA	Oil	54 MW	Mountain Power, Llc
37.0 mi	Meeting House North East, MD	Solar	2 MW	Nautilus Solar Solutions
37.3 mi	Granite Hill Solar New Oxford, PA	Solar	—	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc
37.8 mi	Fairview Farms Bel Air, MD	Solar	30 MW	Madison Energy Investments Llc
37.9 mi	Hunterstown Power Plant Gettysburg, PA	Natural Gas	898 MW	Hunterstown Generation, Llc
37.9 mi	Hunterstown Gettysburg, PA	Natural Gas	60 MW	Hunterstown Power, Llc
38.5 mi	Mason Solar One Llc Elkton, MD	Solar	1 MW	Nautilus Solar Solutions
38.9 mi	Pioneer Crossing Energy, Llc Birdsboro, PA	Biomass	8 MW	Pioneer Crossing Energy Llc
39.2 mi	Adams Solar Llc Pa Gettysburg, PA	Solar	80 MW	Adams Solar Llc (Pa)
39.3 mi	Ontelaunee Energy Center Reading, PA	Natural Gas	728 MW	Ontelaunee Energy Center
39.6 mi	Birdsboro Power Birdsboro, PA	Natural Gas	525 MW	Birdsboro Power Llc
39.6 mi	Knouse Solar Project 1 Gardners, PA	Solar	3 MW	Knouse Food Cooperative Inc
39.8 mi	Temple Solar Arrays Reading, PA	Solar	2 MW	Ugi Energy Services, Llc
39.9 mi	Casd Solar Carlisle, PA	Solar	1 MW	Carlisle Area School District
40.1 mi	Westwood Generation Llc Tremont, PA	Coal	36 MW	Rausch Creek Generation, Llc
40.2 mi	Ikea Perryville 460 Perryville, MD	Solar	2 MW	Ikea Property Inc
40.3 mi	Dickinson Solar Carlisle, PA	Solar	3 MW	Dickinson Solar, Llc
40.7 mi	Mccormick & Co. Inc. At Belcamp Belcamp, MD	Solar	1 MW	Luminace Solar Maryland, Llc
40.8 mi	Maidencreek Biomass Plant Maidencreek Township, PA	Biomass	—	Nextera Renewable Fuels, Llc
40.9 mi	Presbyterian Senior Living Service Glen Arm, MD	Solar	1 MW	Terraform Arcadia
41.5 mi	Apg Old Bayside Aberdeen, MD	Solar	2 MW	Onyx Asset Services Group
41.6 mi	Timonium Fairgrounds Timonium, MD	Solar	2 MW	Madison Energy Holdings Llc
41.8 mi	Apg New Chesapeake Aberdeen, MD	Solar	2 MW	Onyx Asset Services Group
41.8 mi	Macy's Md Joppa Solar Project Joppa, MD	Solar	2 MW	Northstar Macy's Maryland 2015, Llc
41.9 mi	Md - Wl Gore - Cherry Hill Elkton, MD	Solar	—	Solar Dg Md Cherry Hill, Llc
42.0 mi	The Clorox Company Aberdeen, MD	Solar	2 MW	Tesla Inc.
42.0 mi	Masser Farms Realty Solar Sacramento, PA	Solar	1 MW	Masser Farms Realty Ltd
42.5 mi	Pfeffers Kingsville, MD	Solar	1 MW	Terraform Arcadia
42.7 mi	Notch Cliff Baltimore, MD	Natural Gas	—	Constellation Power Source Generation, Llc
43.2 mi	Btc2 Solar (Csg) Kingsville, MD	Solar	2 MW	Nautilus Solar Solutions
43.2 mi	White Marsh Solar White Marsh, MD	Solar	2 MW	Nautilus Solar Solutions
43.5 mi	Archdiocese Of Baltimore J Perryman, MD	Solar	2 MW	Luminace Solar Mc, Llc
43.5 mi	Archdiocese Of Baltimore L Perryman, MD	Solar	2 MW	Luminace Solar Mc, Llc
43.5 mi	Burns Solar One Llc Reisterstown, MD	Solar	2 MW	Nautilus Solar Solutions
43.5 mi	Perryman Harford County, MD	Natural Gas	492 MW	Constellation Power Source Generation, Llc
43.9 mi	Broad Mountain Schuylkill, PA	Biomass	11 MW	Hunlock Creek Generating, Llc
44.0 mi	Schuylkill Haven Pa Btm Schuylkill Haven, PA	Oil	5 MW	American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
44.0 mi	Baltimore City B Perryman, MD	Solar	2 MW	Luminace Solar Mc, Llc
44.0 mi	Baltimore City D Perryman, MD	Solar	2 MW	Luminace Solar Mc, Llc
44.0 mi	Baltimore City F Perryman, MD	Solar	2 MW	Luminace Solar Mc, Llc
44.0 mi	Baltimore City G Perryman, MD	Solar	2 MW	Luminace Solar Mc, Llc
44.0 mi	City Of Havre De Grace C Perryman, MD	Solar	2 MW	Luminace Solar Mc, Llc
44.0 mi	Sod Run Wtp A Perryman, MD	Solar	2 MW	Luminace Solar Mc, Llc
44.0 mi	Havre De Grace Ii - E At Perryman Perryman, MD	Solar	1 MW	Luminace Solar Mc, Llc
44.1 mi	Aqua Ingrams Mill West Chester, PA	Solar	1 MW	Aqua America Inc
44.9 mi	Cecil County Ccvt Hs Elkton, MD	Solar	2 MW	Sune Db42, Llc
45.0 mi	Longwood Gardens Kennett Square, PA	Solar	1 MW	Ecogy Pennsylvania Systems Llc
45.1 mi	Eastern Landfill Gas Llc White Marsh, MD	Biomass	4 MW	Nextera Renewable Fuels, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 100 power plants within 50 miles of Columbia, Pennsylvania (ZIP 17512), with a combined 15,327 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 50 of the 100 nearby plants. The closest plant is Mount Joy Wire at 4.8 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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