95th largest plant in Pennsylvania · 3508th nationally
Mon Valley Works is a other fossil power plant in Pennsylvania with a nameplate capacity of 52.5 MW. It generates roughly 473.7k MWh per year — enough to power about 45,114 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 103% means it runs nearly around-the-clock as baseload generation.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (52.5 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 | Mon Valley Works |
|---|---|
| Operator | United States Steel-Mon Valley |
| City | Dravosburg |
| County | Allegheny County |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| ZIP | 15034 |
| Coordinates | 40.39250, -79.85640 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Other Gases | Blast Furnace Gas | 25.0 MW | Operating | 1943 |
| GEN2 | Other Gases | Blast Furnace Gas | 25.0 MW | Operating | 1943 |
| GEN3 | Other Gases | Blast Furnace Gas | 2.5 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| NOₓ | 27 metric tons |
|---|
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 |
Mon Valley Works is a federally registered power generation facility in Pennsylvania.