125th largest plant in Pennsylvania · 4506th nationally
Beaver Dam (Pa) is a natural gas power plant in Pennsylvania with a nameplate capacity of 22.0 MW. It generates roughly 68.1k MWh per year — enough to power about 6,489 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 35% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 985 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Beaver Dam (Pa) |
|---|---|
| Operator | Beaver Dam Energy Llc |
| City | Canton Township |
| County | Bradford County |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| ZIP | 17724 |
| Coordinates | 41.61139, -76.84306 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 4.4 MW | Operating | 2016 |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 4.4 MW | Operating | 2016 |
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 4.4 MW | Operating | 2016 |
| GEN4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 4.4 MW | Operating | 2016 |
| GEN5 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 4.4 MW | Operating | 2016 |
| CO₂ | 33.6k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 773 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 985 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.