68th largest plant in Pennsylvania · 2726th nationally
Gans is a natural gas power plant in Pennsylvania with a nameplate capacity of 87.6 MW. It generates roughly 126.1k MWh per year — enough to power about 12,013 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 16% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1240 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Gans |
|---|---|
| Operator | Gans Energy Llc |
| City | Gans |
| County | Fayette County |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| ZIP | 15439 |
| Coordinates | 39.74750, -79.83889 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNT8 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 43.8 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| UNT9 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 43.8 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| CO₂ | 78.2k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 51 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1240 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.