121st largest plant in Pennsylvania · 4418th nationally
Harrisburg Facility is a biomass power plant in Pennsylvania with a nameplate capacity of 24.1 MW. It generates roughly 108.4k MWh per year — enough to power about 10,323 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 51% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 665 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (24.1 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 | Harrisburg Facility |
|---|---|
| Operator | Harrisburg Authority |
| City | Harrisburg |
| County | Dauphin County |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| ZIP | 17104 |
| Coordinates | 40.24424, -76.85387 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN3 | Municipal Solid Waste | Municipal Waste | 24.1 MW | Operating | 2006 |
| GEN1 | Municipal Solid Waste | Municipal Waste | 8.2 MW | Retired | 1986 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lancaster County Solid Wr Auth | Lancaster, PA | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 36.1k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 57 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 61 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 665 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 |
Biomass plants burn wood, agricultural waste, or methane from landfills to generate steam and electricity. They are considered carbon-neutral over long timescales when fuel is sustainably sourced, but they produce particulate emissions similar to coal.