253rd largest plant in Pennsylvania · 12583rd nationally
Mount Joy Wire is a natural gas power plant in Pennsylvania with a nameplate capacity of 1.1 MW.
| Plant Name | Mount Joy Wire |
|---|---|
| Operator | Mount Joy Wire Corp |
| City | Mount Joy |
| County | Lancaster County |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| ZIP | 17552 |
| Coordinates | 40.10846, -76.47673 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHP | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.1 MW | Operating | 2011 |
| 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.