Power Plants in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania has 12 power plants totaling 557 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants12operating sites
Capacity557 MWnameplate
Generation1.2M MWhannual
CO₂382.4kmetric tons/year
Oil 58%Natural Gas 39%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Grays Ferry CogenerationPhiladelphiaNatural Gas193 MWGrays Ferry Cogen Partnership
Richmond Generating StationPhila.Oil132 MWConstellation Power, Inc
Delaware Generating StationPhiladelphiaOil77.0 MWConstellation Power, Inc
SouthwarkPhiladelphiaOil74.4 MWConstellation Power, Inc
Schuylkill Generating StationPhila.Oil39.8 MWConstellation Power, Inc
Temple SegfPhiladelphiaNatural Gas16.0 MWTemple University
Navy Yard Peaker StationPhiladelphiaNatural Gas8.0 MWPhiladelphia Authority For Industrial Development
Pny Bess LlcPhiladelphiaOther Fossil6.2 MWCitizens Enterprises Corporation
Pwd Northeast Wpcp Biogas Cogen PlantPhiladelphiaBiomass5.6 MWPhiladelphia Water Department
Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphiaSolar2.9 MWNrg Energy Center Eagles Llc
Newman (Pa)PhiladelphiaNatural Gas1.8 MWNewman & Co Inc
Jefferson Torresdale HospitalPhiladelphiaNatural Gas1.1 MWJefferson Torresdale Hospital

About power generation in Philadelphia County

Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania has 12 power plants totaling 557 MW of nameplate capacity. Oil is the dominant fuel source at 58% of installed capacity, followed by Natural Gas (39%) and Other Fossil (1%). The largest facility is Grays Ferry Cogeneration at 192 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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