Power Plants in Franklin County, Pennsylvania

Franklin County, Pennsylvania has 13 power plants totaling 378 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants13operating sites
Capacity378 MWnameplate
Generation492.3k MWhannual
CO₂159.6kmetric tons/year
Solar 63%Natural Gas 31%Biomass 6%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Great Cove Solar IiSaint ThomasSolar150 MWAes Clean Energy
ChambersburgChambersburgNatural Gas87.6 MWChambersburg Energy, Llc
Orchard ParkChambersburgNatural Gas24.0 MWBorough Of Chambersburg
Whitetail Solar 2St. ThomasSolar20.0 MWLightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc
Whitetail Solar 3ChambersburgSolar20.0 MWLightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc
Elk Hill Solar 1MercersburgSolar20.0 MWLightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc
Elk Hill Solar 2Peters TownshipSolar15.0 MWLightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc
Mountain ViewGreencastleBiomass14.4 MWIndustrial Power Generating Company Llc
Whitetail Solar 1NewburgSolar13.5 MWLightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc
Falling SpringChambersburgNatural Gas7.2 MWBorough Of Chambersburg
Blue Ridge LandfillChambersburgBiomass6.4 MWNextera Renewable Fuels, Llc
Aspen Road SolarSpring RunSolar— MWUrban Grid Solar
Beaver Creek SolarOrrstownSolar— MWUrban Grid Solar

About power generation in Franklin County

Franklin County, Pennsylvania has 13 power plants totaling 378 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the dominant fuel source at 63% of installed capacity, followed by Natural Gas (31%) and Biomass (6%). The largest facility is Great Cove Solar Ii at 150 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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