9th largest plant in Pennsylvania · 113th nationally
Talenenergy Montour is a natural gas power plant in Pennsylvania with a nameplate capacity of 1,758 MW. It generates roughly 562.3k MWh per year — enough to power about 53,550 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 4% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1881 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (1,758 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 | Talenenergy Montour |
|---|---|
| Operator | Talenenergy Montour Llc |
| City | Washingtonville |
| County | Montour County |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| ZIP | 17884 |
| Coordinates | 41.07140, -76.66720 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 893 MW | Operating | 1973 |
| 1 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 865 MW | Operating | 1972 |
| 11 | Conventional Steam Coal | RC | 17.2 MW | Retired | 1973 |
| CO₂ | 528.8k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 429 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 294 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1881 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.