44th largest plant in Pennsylvania · 1091st nationally
Handsome Lake Energy Llc is a natural gas power plant in Pennsylvania with a nameplate capacity of 295 MW. It generates roughly 132.7k MWh per year — enough to power about 12,641 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 5% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1174 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Handsome Lake Energy Llc |
|---|---|
| Operator | Handsome Lake Energy Llc |
| City | Kennerdell |
| County | Venango County |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| ZIP | 16374 |
| Coordinates | 41.29080, -79.80610 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT01 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 58.9 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| GT02 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 58.9 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| GT03 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 58.9 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| GT04 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 58.9 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| GT05 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 58.9 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| CO₂ | 77.9k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 120 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1174 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.