178th largest plant in Pennsylvania · 6210th nationally
Navy Yard Peaker Station is a natural gas power plant in Pennsylvania with a nameplate capacity of 8.0 MW. It generates roughly 567 MWh per year — enough to power about 54 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 2% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 3140 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Navy Yard Peaker Station |
|---|---|
| Operator | Philadelphia Authority For Industrial Development |
| City | Philadelphia |
| County | Philadelphia County |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| ZIP | 19112 |
| Coordinates | 39.89022, -75.18554 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.0 MW | Operating | 2017 |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.0 MW | Operating | 2017 |
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.0 MW | Operating | 2017 |
| GEN4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.0 MW | Operating | 2018 |
| CO₂ | 890 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 21 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 3140 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 |
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.