100th largest plant in Pennsylvania · 3725th nationally
Foster Wheeler Mt Carmel Cogen is a coal power plant in Pennsylvania with a nameplate capacity of 47.3 MW. It generates roughly 103.7k MWh per year — enough to power about 9,877 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 25% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 3046 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (47.3 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 | Foster Wheeler Mt Carmel Cogen |
|---|---|
| Operator | Mount Carmel Cogen Inc |
| City | Marion Heights |
| County | Northumberland County |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| ZIP | 17832 |
| Coordinates | 40.81119, -76.45295 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TG1 | Conventional Steam Coal | WC | 47.3 MW | Operating | 1990 |
| CO₂ | 158.0k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 111 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 47 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 3046 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 |
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.