Ebensburg Power

⛏ CoalIPP Non-CHP57 MW capacity

87th largest plant in Pennsylvania · 3414th nationally

Ebensburg Power is a coal power plant in Pennsylvania with a nameplate capacity of 57.6 MW. It generates roughly 285.1k MWh per year — enough to power about 27,154 average U.S. homes.

Its capacity factor of 57% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 3049 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.

PeakingMid-meritBaseload0%40%80%100%57%
Mid-merit — steady but not full-time

Month by month in 2024

100% capacity0Jan: 33.3k MWh (78% of capacity)JFeb: 29.8k MWh (77% of capacity)FMar: 33.7k MWh (79% of capacity)MApr: 33.1k MWh (80% of capacity)AMay: 27.2k MWh (63% of capacity)MJun: 32.8k MWh (79% of capacity)JJul: 34.3k MWh (80% of capacity)JAug: 34.0k MWh (79% of capacity)ASep: 32.5k MWh (78% of capacity)SOct: 11.7k MWh (27% of capacity)ONov: 21.0k MWh (51% of capacity)NDec: 34.3k MWh (80% of capacity)D

Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (57.6 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.

Capacity58 MWnameplate
Annual Generation285.1k MWhEPA eGRID
Capacity Factor57%of theoretical max
Annual CO₂434.6kmetric tons

Location

Plant NameEbensburg Power
OperatorEbensburg Power Co
CityEbensburg
CountyCambria County
StatePennsylvania
ZIP15931
Coordinates40.45500, -78.74720

This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.

Natural GasCoalWindSolar

Generators (1)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
GEN1Conventional Steam CoalWC57.6 MWOperating1990

Ownership

OwnerLocationShare
Ebensburg Generation, LlcLatrobe, PA9950.0%
Revloc Reclamation Service, Inc.Latrobe, PA50.0%

Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.

Emissions (annual)

CO₂434.6k metric tons
SO₂1.2k metric tons
NOₓ151 metric tons
CO₂ Rate3049 lb/MWh
U.S. grid average800 lb/MWhNatural gas combined-cycle average900 lb/MWhCoal plant average2,100 lb/MWhThis plant3,048 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.

Grid context

NERC RegionRFC
Balancing AuthorityPjm Interconnection, Llc

About Coal plants

Coal plants burn pulverized coal to boil water and spin steam turbines. They emit substantial CO₂, SO₂, and NOₓ along with mercury and particulate matter. Modern units include scrubbers and selective catalytic reduction; older units are increasingly being retired or converted to natural gas as economics shift.

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