120th largest plant in Pennsylvania · 4416th nationally
Indiana University Of Pennsylvania is a natural gas power plant in Pennsylvania with a nameplate capacity of 24.4 MW. It generates roughly 22.5k MWh per year — enough to power about 2,145 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 11% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 699 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Indiana University Of Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| Operator | Indiana University Of Penn |
| City | Indiana |
| County | Indiana County |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| ZIP | 15705 |
| Coordinates | 40.61440, -79.15940 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 6.1 MW | Operating | 1988 |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 6.1 MW | Operating | 1988 |
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 6.1 MW | Operating | 1988 |
| GEN4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 6.1 MW | Operating | 1988 |
| CO₂ | 7.9k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 181 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 699 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.