Pine Grove

🛢 OilIPP Non-CHP5 MW capacity

192nd largest plant in Pennsylvania · 6865th nationally

Pine Grove is a oil power plant in Pennsylvania with a nameplate capacity of 5.4 MW. It generates roughly 22 MWh per year — enough to power about 2 average U.S. homes.

Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1356 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
Capacity5 MWnameplate
Annual Generation22 MWhEPA eGRID
Capacity Factor0%of theoretical max
Annual CO₂15metric tons

Location

Plant NamePine Grove
OperatorIndustrial Power Generating Company Llc
CityPine Grove
CountySchuylkill County
StatePennsylvania
ZIP17963
Coordinates40.55530, -76.38860

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

Natural GasCoalOilWindSolarBiomass

Generators (18)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
1Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.3 MWOperating2008
10Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.3 MWOperating2008
11Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.3 MWOperating2008
12Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.3 MWOperating2008
13Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.3 MWOperating2008
14Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.3 MWOperating2008
15Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.3 MWOperating2008
16Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.3 MWOperating2008
17Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.3 MWOperating2008
18Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.3 MWOperating2008
2Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.3 MWOperating2008
3Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.3 MWOperating2008
4Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.3 MWOperating2008
5Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.3 MWOperating2008
6Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.3 MWOperating2008
7Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.3 MWOperating2008
8Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.3 MWOperating2008
9Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.3 MWOperating2008

Emissions (annual)

CO₂15 metric tons
CO₂ Rate1356 lb/MWh
U.S. grid average800 lb/MWhNatural gas combined-cycle average900 lb/MWhThis plant1,355 lb/MWhCoal plant average2,100 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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