Power Plants in Chester County, Pennsylvania

Chester County, Pennsylvania has 8 power plants totaling 63 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants8operating sites
Capacity63 MWnameplate
Generation9.6k MWhannual
CO₂117metric tons/year
Oil 88%Solar 8%Biomass 4%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Chester Generating StationChesterOil55.8 MWConstellation Power, Inc
Seccra Community LandfillWest GroveBiomass2.5 MWSoutheastern Chester County Refuse Auth
Pickering SolarPhoenixvilleSolar1.5 MWAqua America Inc
Longwood GardensKennett SquareSolar1.3 MWEcogy Pennsylvania Systems Llc
Aqua Ingrams MillWest ChesterSolar1.0 MWAqua America Inc
Marlboro Mushrooms Solar FieldWest GroveSolar1.0 MWMarlboro Mushroom
Cromby Generating StationPheonixvilleOil— MWConstellation Power, Inc
Westtown School SolarWest ChesterSolar— MWNjr Clean Energy Ventures Corporation

About power generation in Chester County

Chester County, Pennsylvania has 8 power plants totaling 63 MW of nameplate capacity. Oil is the dominant fuel source at 88% of installed capacity, followed by Solar (8%) and Biomass (4%). The largest facility is Chester Generating Station at 55 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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