Power Plants in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania has 11 power plants totaling 374 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants11operating sites
Capacity374 MWnameplate
Generation1.7M MWhannual
CO₂2.4Mmetric tons/year
Coal 60%Wind 34%Biomass 3%Oil 3%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Locust Ridge Ii LlcShenandoahWind102 MWAvangrid Power Llc
St Nicholas Cogen ProjectShenandoahCoal99.2 MWSchuylkill Energy Resource Inc
John B Rich Memorial Power StationFrackvilleCoal88.4 MWGilberton Power Co
Westwood Generation LlcTremontCoal36.0 MWRausch Creek Generation, Llc
Locust RidgeMahanoy CityWind26.0 MWAvangrid Power Llc
Broad MountainSchuylkillBiomass11.0 MWHunlock Creek Generating, Llc
Pine GrovePine GroveOil5.4 MWIndustrial Power Generating Company Llc
Schuylkill Haven Pa BtmSchuylkill HavenOil5.4 MWAmerican Mun Power-Ohio, Inc
Masser Farms Realty SolarSacramentoSolar1.0 MWMasser Farms Realty Ltd
Talenenergy Martins Creek Llc FishbachPottsvilleOil— MWTalenenergy Martins Creek Llc
Wheelabrator Frackville EnergyFrackvilleCoal— MWWheelabrator Environmental Systems

About power generation in Schuylkill County

Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania has 11 power plants totaling 374 MW of nameplate capacity. Coal is the dominant fuel source at 60% of installed capacity, followed by Wind (34%) and Biomass (3%). The largest facility is Locust Ridge Ii Llc at 102 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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