Power Plants in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania has 15 power plants totaling 1,815 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants15operating sites
Capacity1,814 MWnameplate
Generation2.2M MWhannual
CO₂225.1kmetric tons/year
Hydroelectric 96%Biomass 3%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Muddy RunDrumoreHydroelectric1,072 MWConstellation Power, Inc
Safe HarborConestogaHydroelectric418 MWSafe Harbor
HoltwoodHoltwoodHydroelectric247 MWBif Iii Holtwood Llc
Lancaster County Resource RecoveryBrainbridgeBiomass35.7 MWCovanta Lancaster Inc
Dart Container CorpLeolaBiomass11.2 MWDart Container Corp
Ephrata Pa BtmLancasterOil5.4 MWAmerican Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
Keystone SolarQuarryvilleSolar5.0 MWAltus Power America Management, Llc
Tpe Pennsylvania Solar 1, LlcEphrataSolar3.6 MWCardinal Renewables
Frey Farm LandfillConestogaBiomass3.2 MWNextera Renewable Fuels, Llc
Lanchester Generating StationNarvonBiomass3.2 MWEnergy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
Ppl Frey Farm Landfill WindConestogaWind3.2 MWNextera Renewable Fuels, Llc
L&s SweetnersLeolaBiomass3.2 MWEnergy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
Elizabethtown SolarElizabethtownSolar2.0 MWAes Distributed Energy
Mount Joy WireMount JoyNatural Gas1.1 MWMount Joy Wire Corp
Martin Limestone Solar ArrayNew HollandSolar1.0 MWSunstream Energy Llc

About power generation in Lancaster County

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania has 15 power plants totaling 1,815 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the dominant fuel source at 96% of installed capacity, followed by Biomass (3%) and Solar (1%). The largest facility is Muddy Run at 1,072 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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