64th largest plant in Pennsylvania · 2669th nationally
Archbald Power Station is a natural gas power plant in Pennsylvania with a nameplate capacity of 92.9 MW. It generates roughly 112.0k MWh per year — enough to power about 10,670 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 14% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 799 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (92.9 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | Archbald Power Station |
|---|---|
| Operator | Pei Power Corp |
| City | Archbald |
| County | Lackawanna County |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| ZIP | 18403 |
| Coordinates | 41.48500, -75.54060 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gen2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 60.5 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 23.2 MW | Operating | 1988 |
| GEN5 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 4.6 MW | Operating | 2010 |
| GEN6 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 4.6 MW | Operating | 2010 |
| CO₂ | 44.8k metric tons |
|---|---|
| CO₂ Rate | 799 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | RFC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Pjm Interconnection, Llc |
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.