6th largest plant in Pennsylvania · 86th nationally
Keystone is a coal power plant in Pennsylvania with a nameplate capacity of 1,883 MW. It generates roughly 2.8M MWh per year — enough to power about 263,190 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 17% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 2200 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 (1,883 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 | Keystone |
|---|---|
| Operator | Keycon Operating Llc |
| City | Shelocta |
| County | Armstrong County |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| ZIP | 15774 |
| Coordinates | 40.66040, -79.34110 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 936 MW | Operating | 1967 |
| 2 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 936 MW | Operating | 1968 |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.9 MW | Standby | 1968 |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.9 MW | Standby | 1968 |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.9 MW | Standby | 1968 |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.5 MW | Standby | 1968 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Chief Keystone Power Llc | Paramus, NJ | 4445.0% |
| Chief Keystone Power Ii, Llc | Boston, MA | 2284.0% |
| Keystone Power Pass-Through Holders Llc | Westport, CT | 1667.0% |
| Montour Llc | Allentown, PA | 1234.0% |
| Keystone Power Llc | Morristown, NJ | 370.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 3.0M metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 6.4k metric tons |
| NOₓ | 999 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 2200 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.