63rd largest plant in Pennsylvania · 2659th nationally
Panther Creek Energy Facility is a coal power plant in Pennsylvania with a nameplate capacity of 94.0 MW. It generates roughly 476.5k MWh per year — enough to power about 45,380 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 58% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (94.0 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 | Panther Creek Energy Facility |
|---|---|
| Operator | Panther Creek Power Operating, Llc |
| City | Nesquehoning |
| County | Carbon County |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| ZIP | 18240 |
| Coordinates | 40.85560, -75.87810 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Conventional Steam Coal | WC | 94.0 MW | Operating | 1992 |
| SO₂ | 430 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 292 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 |
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.