Power Plants in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania has 13 power plants totaling 1,124 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants13operating sites
Capacity1,124 MWnameplate
Generation5.4M MWhannual
CO₂1.9Mmetric tons/year
Natural Gas 92%Other Fossil 5%Coal 3%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Allegheny Energy Units 3 4 & 5SpringdaleNatural Gas556 MWSpringdale Energy Llc
Brunot IslandPittsburgNatural Gas365 MWBrunot Island Power, Llc
Springdale 1 & 2SpringdaleNatural Gas87.6 MWSpringdale Energy Llc
Mon Valley WorksDravosburgOther Fossil52.5 MWUnited States Steel-Mon Valley
Clairton WorksClairtonCoal31.0 MWUnited States Steel- Clairton
Pittsburgh Airport Gas PlantCoraopolisNatural Gas22.0 MWImg Energy Solutions
Ecp Uptown CampusPittsburghNatural Gas5.6 MWEcp Uptown Campus Llc
Pg Solar 1Findlay TownshipSolar3.0 MWImg Energy Solutions
Ppg Monroeville Chemicals CenterMonroevilleOil1.1 MWPpg Monroeville Chemicals Center
Braddock Lock And DamBraddockHydroelectric— MWLock+ Hydro Friends Fund Xlii, Llc
Allegheny L&d2 Hydroelectric ProjectPittsburghHydroelectric— MWRye Development
Emsworth L&d Hydroelectric ProjectPittsburghHydroelectric— MWRye Development
Emsworth Bc Hydroelectric ProjectPittsburghHydroelectric— MWRye Development

About power generation in Allegheny County

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania has 13 power plants totaling 1,124 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the dominant fuel source at 92% of installed capacity, followed by Other Fossil (5%) and Coal (3%). The largest facility is Allegheny Energy Units 3 4 & 5 at 556 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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