166th largest plant in Pennsylvania · 5354th nationally
Paxton Creek Cogeneration is a natural gas power plant in Pennsylvania with a nameplate capacity of 12.6 MW. It generates roughly 414 MWh per year — enough to power about 39 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 972 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Paxton Creek Cogeneration |
|---|---|
| Operator | Energy Center Paxton Llc |
| City | Harrisburg |
| County | Dauphin County |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| ZIP | 17105 |
| Coordinates | 40.26530, -76.87710 |
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 | 6.3 MW | Standby | 1986 |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 6.3 MW | Standby | 1986 |
| CO₂ | 201 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 4 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 972 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.