⛏ Coal Power Plants in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania operates 15 coal power plants totaling 7,244 MW of nameplate capacity. Annual generation: 12.6M MWh.

Coal plants burn pulverized coal to boil water and spin steam turbines. They emit substantial CO₂, SO₂, and NOₓ along with mercury and particulate matter. Modern units include scrubbers and selective catalytic reduction; older units are increasingly being retired or converted to natural gas as economics shift.

Plants15operating
Capacity7,243 MWnameplate
Generation12.6M MWhannual

All Pennsylvania coal plants

PlantCityCountyCapacityOperator
Homer City Generating StationHomer CityIndiana County2,012 MWHomer City Generation, L.p.
ConemaughNew FlorenceIndiana County1,963 MWKeycon Operating Llc
KeystoneSheloctaArmstrong County1,883 MWKeycon Operating Llc
Seward (Pa)New FlorenceIndiana County585 MWSeward Generating Llc
Northampton Generating Company LpNorthamptonNorthampton County134 MWEif Northampton Gp, Llc
Colver Green EnergyColverCambria County118 MWInter-Power/Ahlcon Partners, L.p.
St Nicholas Cogen ProjectShenandoahSchuylkill County99 MWSchuylkill Energy Resource Inc
Scrubgrass Reclamation Co. Lp.KennerdellVenango County95 MWScrubgrass Reclamation Co. Lp.
Panther Creek Energy FacilityNesquehoningCarbon County94 MWPanther Creek Power Operating, Llc
John B Rich Memorial Power StationFrackvilleSchuylkill County88 MWGilberton Power Co
Ebensburg PowerEbensburgCambria County58 MWEbensburg Power Co
Foster Wheeler Mt Carmel CogenMarion HeightsNorthumberland County47 MWMount Carmel Cogen Inc
Westwood Generation LlcTremontSchuylkill County36 MWRausch Creek Generation, Llc
Clairton WorksClairtonAllegheny County31 MWUnited States Steel- Clairton
Wheelabrator Frackville EnergyFrackvilleSchuylkill County—Wheelabrator Environmental Systems

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