253rd largest plant in Pennsylvania · 12583rd nationally
Jefferson Torresdale Hospital is a natural gas power plant in Pennsylvania with a nameplate capacity of 1.1 MW. It generates roughly 2.5k MWh per year — enough to power about 238 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 26% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1228 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Jefferson Torresdale Hospital |
|---|---|
| Operator | Jefferson Torresdale Hospital |
| City | Philadelphia |
| County | Philadelphia County |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| ZIP | 19114 |
| Coordinates | 40.07113, -74.98306 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COGEN | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.1 MW | Standby | 2016 |
| CO₂ | 1.5k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 36 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1228 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.