72nd largest plant in Pennsylvania · 2743rd nationally
West Point (Pa) is a natural gas power plant in Pennsylvania with a nameplate capacity of 85.1 MW. It generates roughly 284.1k MWh per year — enough to power about 27,056 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 38% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | West Point (Pa) |
|---|---|
| Operator | Merck & Co Inc-West Point |
| City | West Point |
| County | Montgomery County |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| ZIP | 19486 |
| Coordinates | 40.21796, -75.29882 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COG3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 38.4 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 32.3 MW | Operating | 1989 |
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 3.0 MW | Retired | 1987 |
| GEN18 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.5 MW | Standby | 2024 |
| GEN21 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.5 MW | Regulatory | — |
| GEN3 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.5 MW | Out of Service | 1972 |
| GEN17 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.0 MW | Standby | 2022 |
| GEN20 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.0 MW | Operating | 2024 |
| GEN4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.7 MW | Retired | 1995 |
| GEN14 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.5 MW | Standby | 2016 |
| GEN15 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.3 MW | Standby | 2017 |
| GEN16 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.3 MW | Standby | 2020 |
| GEN9 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.3 MW | Standby | 2004 |
| GN10 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.3 MW | Standby | 2004 |
| GEN5 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.2 MW | Out of Service | 1994 |
| GEN6 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.2 MW | Retired | 1993 |
| GEN19 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.0 MW | Operating | 2024 |
| GEN8 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.0 MW | Out of Service | 1999 |
| GN11 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.0 MW | Standby | 2010 |
| GEN7 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.7 MW | Retired | 1994 |
| NOₓ | 32 metric tons |
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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.