244th largest plant in Pennsylvania · 11698th nationally
Juniata Locomotive Shop is a natural gas power plant in Pennsylvania with a nameplate capacity of 1.5 MW.
| Plant Name | Juniata Locomotive Shop |
|---|---|
| Operator | Norfork Southern Corp |
| City | Altoona |
| County | Blair County |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| ZIP | 16601 |
| Coordinates | 40.53330, -78.38412 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 2.0 MW | Retired | 1955 |
| GEN2 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 2.0 MW | Retired | 1955 |
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 1.5 MW | Operating | 2015 |
| 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.