PA · State grid profile

Pennsylvania power grid

Pennsylvania's grid profile is anchored by natural gas and one of the nation's largest nuclear fleets. Its position within the PJM region also makes the state important to the wider Mid-Atlantic power system.

Final 2024 state totalsPreliminary 2025 facilitiesCommunity-reported data centers
Operating capacity52,838 MWFinal EIA-860 2024
Power plants297642 operating generators
Proposed capacity7,074 MW13.4% of current capacity
Community-mapped locations8Incomplete OpenStreetMap coverage

Coverage quality

What is complete here?

PassState totalsFinal 2024 EIA-860 generator records cover the state.
PassFacility list2025 Early Release records are nationwide but preliminary.
LimitedData centersCommunity mapping is useful for discovery, not a complete inventory.

Generation portfolio

Pennsylvania capacity by fuel

Nameplate capacity · MW
Oil & gas58.2%30,775 MW
Nuclear19.9%10,513 MW
Coal11.5%6,088 MW
Hydro4.6%2,429 MW
Wind2.9%1,556 MW
Solar1.7%876 MW
Biomass0.9%494 MW
Storage0.1%55 MW
Industrial & other0.1%53 MW

Facility intelligence

Largest Pennsylvania power plants

EIA-860 2025 early release facility records
PlantPrimary fuelLocationUtilityOperating capacity
Peach BottomPlant 3166NuclearDelta, PAYork CountyConstellation Nuclear2,876 MW
TalenEnergy SusquehannaPlant 6103NuclearBerwick, PALuzerne CountyTalenEnergy Susquehanna LLC2,532 MW
LimerickPlant 6105NuclearSanatoga, PAMontgomery CountyConstellation Nuclear2,277 MW
ConemaughPlant 3118CoalNew Florence, PAIndiana CountyKeyCon Operating LLC1,963 MW
KeystonePlant 3136CoalShelocta, PAArmstrong CountyKeyCon Operating LLC1,883 MW
Beaver ValleyPlant 6040NuclearShippingport, PABeaver CountyEnergy Harbor Nuclear Generation LLC1,847 MW
TalenEnergy MontourPlant 3149Oil & gasWashingtonville, PAMontour CountyTalenEnergy Montour LLC1,758 MW
TalenEnergy Martins CreekPlant 3148Oil & gasBangor, PANorthampton CountyTalenEnergy Martins Creek LLC1,701 MW
Brunner IslandPlant 3140Oil & gasYork Haven, PAYork CountyBrunner Island LLC1,616 MW
Lackawanna Energy CenterPlant 60357Oil & gasJessup, PALackawanna CountyInvenergy Services LLC1,499 MW

Methodology

Transparent by design

State totals and fuel mix use finalized EIA-860 2024 generator data. The facility table uses the EIA-860 2025 Early Release and is preliminary. Data-center counts use OpenStreetMap community records and measure mapped coverage, not the full market.

EIA-860 sourceOpenStreetMap