Power Plants in York County, Pennsylvania

York County, Pennsylvania has 14 power plants totaling 6,218 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants14operating sites
Capacity6,218 MWnameplate
Generation34.3M MWhannual
CO₂6.0Mmetric tons/year
Natural Gas 49%Nuclear 46%Biomass 2%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Peach BottomDeltaNuclear2,876 MWConstellation Nuclear
Brunner IslandYork HavenNatural Gas1,616 MWBrunner Island Llc
York Energy CenterDeltaNatural Gas1,449 MWCalpine Mid-Merit Llc
Pixelle Specialty Solutions Llc - SpringSpring GroveBiomass104 MWPixelle Specialty Solutions Llc - (Pa)
TolnaNew FreedomOil54.0 MWTolna Power, Llc
York County Resource RecoveryYorkBiomass36.5 MWYork County Solid W & R Auth
Cottontail Solar 1YorkSolar20.0 MWLightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc
Cottontail Solar 2West Manchester TownsSolar20.0 MWLightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc
Cottontail Solar 8West Manchester TownsSolar20.0 MWLightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc
York HavenYork HavenHydroelectric19.6 MWEagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
Haleon York Rdc Solar FacilityYorkSolar2.6 MWHaleon Plc
Strinestown SolarManchesterSolar— MWStrinestown Solar, Llc
Mpg SolarMoshannonSolar— MWMpg Solar, Llc
Dover Solar (Pa)DoverSolar— MWDover Solar, Llc (Pa)

About power generation in York County

York County, Pennsylvania has 14 power plants totaling 6,218 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the dominant fuel source at 49% of installed capacity, followed by Nuclear (46%) and Biomass (2%). The largest facility is Peach Bottom at 2,876 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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