4th largest plant in Pennsylvania · 75th nationally
Homer City Generating Station is a coal power plant in Pennsylvania with a nameplate capacity of 2,012 MW. It generates roughly 1.0M MWh per year — enough to power about 96,634 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 6% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 2482 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 (2,012 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 | Homer City Generating Station |
|---|---|
| Operator | Homer City Generation, L.p. |
| City | Homer City |
| County | Indiana County |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| ZIP | 15748 |
| Coordinates | 40.51282, -79.19611 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 692 MW | Retired | 1977 |
| 1 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 660 MW | Retired | 1969 |
| 2 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 660 MW | Retired | 1969 |
| CT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 360 MW | Planned | — |
| CT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 360 MW | Planned | — |
| CT3 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 360 MW | Planned | — |
| CT4 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 360 MW | Planned | — |
| CT5 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 360 MW | Planned | — |
| CT6 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 360 MW | Planned | — |
| CT7 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 360 MW | Planned | — |
| CA1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 268 MW | Planned | — |
| CA2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 268 MW | Planned | — |
| CA3 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 268 MW | Planned | — |
| CA4 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 268 MW | Planned | — |
| CA5 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 268 MW | Planned | — |
| CA6 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 268 MW | Planned | — |
| CA7 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 268 MW | Planned | — |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Homer City Holdings Llc | Wilmington, DE | 9800.0% |
| Hcg Gp Llc | Wilmington, DE | 200.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 1.3M metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 738 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 620 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 2482 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.