Power Plants in Adams County, Pennsylvania

Adams County, Pennsylvania has 7 power plants totaling 1,088 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants7operating sites
Capacity1,087 MWnameplate
Generation5.1M MWhannual
CO₂2.2Mmetric tons/year
Natural Gas 88%Solar 7%Oil 4%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Hunterstown Power PlantGettysburgNatural Gas898 MWHunterstown Generation, Llc
Adams Solar Llc PaGettysburgSolar80.0 MWAdams Solar Llc (Pa)
HunterstownGettysburgNatural Gas60.0 MWHunterstown Power, Llc
OrrtannaOrrtannaOil27.0 MWOrrtanna Power, Llc
Hamilton (Pa)AbbottstownOil19.6 MWHamilton Power, Llc
Gettysburg Energy & Nutrient Rec FacilitYork SpringsBiomass3.3 MWGettysburg Energy And Nutrient Rec Facility Llc
Granite Hill SolarNew OxfordSolar— MWLightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc

About power generation in Adams County

Adams County, Pennsylvania has 7 power plants totaling 1,088 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the dominant fuel source at 88% of installed capacity, followed by Solar (7%) and Oil (4%). The largest facility is Hunterstown Power Plant at 898 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

To find plants closer to a specific address in Adams County, use the address lookup — it shows every plant within a chosen radius along with distance, fuel type, and emissions.