Moser Generating Station

🛢 OilIPP Non-CHP63 MW capacity

83rd largest plant in Pennsylvania · 3287th nationally

Moser Generating Station is a oil power plant in Pennsylvania with a nameplate capacity of 63.6 MW. It generates roughly 267 MWh per year — enough to power about 25 average U.S. homes.

Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 2770 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.

PeakingMid-meritBaseload0%40%80%100%0%
Peaking — intermittent or backup
Capacity64 MWnameplate
Annual Generation267 MWhEPA eGRID
Capacity Factor0%of theoretical max
Annual CO₂370metric tons

Location

Plant NameMoser Generating Station
OperatorConstellation Power, Inc
CityPottstown
CountyMontgomery County
StatePennsylvania
ZIP19464
Coordinates40.23520, -75.61930

This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.

NuclearNatural GasOilSolarBiomass

Generators (3)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
1Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil21.2 MWOperating1970
2Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil21.2 MWOperating1970
3Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil21.2 MWOperating1970

Emissions (annual)

CO₂370 metric tons
SO₂1 metric tons
NOₓ2 metric tons
CO₂ Rate2770 lb/MWh
U.S. grid average800 lb/MWhNatural gas combined-cycle average900 lb/MWhCoal plant average2,100 lb/MWhThis plant2,769 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.

Grid context

NERC RegionRFC
Balancing AuthorityPjm Interconnection, Llc

About Oil plants

Oil-fired plants typically run only during peak demand or grid emergencies because oil is expensive compared to gas and coal. They have the highest CO₂ emissions per MWh of any common generation technology.

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