125th largest plant in Pennsylvania · 4506th nationally
Pittsburgh Airport Gas Plant is a natural gas power plant in Pennsylvania with a nameplate capacity of 22.0 MW. It generates roughly 118.4k MWh per year — enough to power about 11,280 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 61% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 1099 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Pittsburgh Airport Gas Plant |
|---|---|
| Operator | Img Energy Solutions |
| City | Coraopolis |
| County | Allegheny County |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| ZIP | 15108 |
| Coordinates | 40.49500, -80.23300 |
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 | 4.4 MW | Operating | 2021 |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 4.4 MW | Operating | 2021 |
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 4.4 MW | Operating | 2021 |
| GEN4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 4.4 MW | Operating | 2021 |
| GEN5 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 4.4 MW | Operating | 2021 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Three Rivers District Energy, Llc | Phoenix, AZ | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 65.1k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 2 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 1.5k metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1099 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.