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Brownfield & Retired Power Plant Sites in Pennsylvania

59 catalogued brownfield and retired-generation sites in Pennsylvania, listed by former capacity. Each carries an existing utility-scale grid interconnection that a new datacenter load may be able to re-use.

SiteFormer useCapacityRetiredCounty
Homer City Generating Stationcoal2,012 MW2024-04-01Indiana
Eddystone Generating Stationcoal707 MW2012-05-01Delaware
Sunbury Generation LPcoal438 MW2014-07-01Snyder
Portland (PA)coal427 MW2014-06-01Northampton
Cromby Generating Stationoil420 MW2011-12-01Chester
TalenEnergy Martins Creekcoal411 MW2023-06-01Northampton
Delaware Generating Stationoil315 MW2006-11-01Philadelphia
Tituscoal225 MW2013-09-01Berks
Seward (PA)coal218 MW2003-11-01Indiana
Schuylkill Generating Stationoil193 MW2012-12-01Philadelphia
York Energy Centergas120 MW—York
Warrencoal84 MW2002-09-01Warren
Highland North Windmine75 MW——
New Castle Plantcoal70 MW1993-12-01Lawrence
Chester Operationsoil67 MW2019-09-01Delaware
TalenEnergy Martin Creek LLC Allentownoil64 MW2022-06-01Lehigh
TalenEnergy Martins Creek LLC Harrisburgoil64 MW2022-06-01Dauphin
Highland Windmine63 MW——
Fairless Hillsgas60 MW2020-06-01Bucks
Brunot Islandoil51 MW2014-05-01Allegheny
Wheelabrator Frackville Energycoal48 MW2020-02-01Schuylkill
TalenEnergy Martins Creek LLC West Shoreoil37 MW2022-04-01Cumberland
TalenEnergy Martins Creek LLC Fishbachoil37 MW2022-04-01Schuylkill
Casselman Wind Power Projectmine35 MW——
TalenEnergy Martins Creek LLC Harwoodoil32 MW2022-06-01Luzerne
TalenEnergy Martins Creek LLC Williamspooil32 MW2022-04-01Lycoming
TalenEnergy Martins Creek LLC Jenkinsoil32 MW2022-04-01Luzerne
Alpacagas22 MW—Bradford
Milangas22 MW—Bradford
Oxbow Creekgas21 MW—Wyoming
TalenEnergy Martins Creek LLC Lock Havenoil19 MW2022-04-01Lycoming
TalenEnergy Montourcoal17 MW2019-02-01Montour
Broad Mountaingas11 MW2023-10-01Schuylkill
Montgomery L&D Hydroelectric Projecthydro10 MW—Beaver
Harrisburg Facilitywaste8 MW2003-04-01Dauphin
Brunner Islandoil8 MW2018-02-01York
North Wales Dieseloil7 MW2024-12-01Montgomery
West Campus Steam Plantcoal6 MW2015-03-01Centre
Stowe Power Production Plantgas6 MW2015-11-01Montgomery
West Point (PA)gas6 MW2020-05-01Montgomery
Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC - Springgas6 MW2016-12-01York
Maidencreek Biomass Plantbiomass5 MW—Berks
PPL Glendon LFGTE Plantgas5 MW2021-12-01Northampton
Juniata Locomotive Shopcoal4 MW2015-04-01Blair
Glades Pike Generation Plantgas3 MW2021-01-01Somerset
Frey Farm Landfilllandfill3 MW——
Pioneer Crossing Energy, LLCgas3 MW—Berks
Exelon-Conergy Solar Energy Centerlandfill3 MW——
Hazelwood Green’s Mill 19 Solarbrownfield2 MW——
Vitro Architectural Glass (PA)oil2 MW2021-11-01Cumberland
Whitemarsh Central Utility Plantgas2 MW2022-05-01Montgomery
Jersey Shore Steel Cogas2 MW—Clinton
SECCRA Community Landfillgas1 MW2010-11-01Chester
York County Landfill Solarsuperfund0 MW——
Palmerton Zinc Pilesuperfund0 MW——
Paseo Verde South Apartmentsbrownfield———
Ambler Pennsylvania Boiler House (GSHP)manufacturing———
USN Phila Naval Shipyardbrownfield———
Pittsburg Airportlandfill———

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