205th largest plant in Pennsylvania · 8653rd nationally
Spring House is a natural gas power plant in Pennsylvania with a nameplate capacity of 3.8 MW. It generates roughly 8.1k MWh per year — enough to power about 770 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 24% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 986 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Spring House |
|---|---|
| Operator | Janssen Pharmaceutical Co |
| City | Spring House |
| County | Montgomery County |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| ZIP | 19477 |
| Coordinates | 40.18389, -75.23417 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN 1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 3.8 MW | Operating | 2013 |
| CO₂ | 4.0k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 96 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 986 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.