Power Plants in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania has 4 power plants totaling 1,166 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants4operating sites
Capacity1,166 MWnameplate
Generation6.7M MWhannual
CO₂2.7Mmetric tons/year
Natural Gas 97%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Tenaska Westmoreland Generating StationSmithtonNatural Gas1,134 MWTenaska Pennsylvania Partners, Llc
Conemaugh Hydro PlantSaltsburgHydroelectric15.0 MWPennsylvania Renewable Resources
Spring LaneLigonierSolar13.8 MWMn8 Energy Llc
Hunker Solar River, LlcRuffs DaleSolar3.3 MWSolriver Capital Llc

About power generation in Westmoreland County

Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania has 4 power plants totaling 1,166 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the dominant fuel source at 97% of installed capacity, followed by Solar (1%) and Hydroelectric (1%). The largest facility is Tenaska Westmoreland Generating Station at 1,134 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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