BEAVER VALLEY
OperatingNuclear power plant
- Capacity
- 1,847 MW
- Primary fuel
- Nuclear
- County
- Beaver County
- Operator
- FIRSTENERGY NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1976
- EIA plant ID
- 6040
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Nuclear
- Net generation (2024)
- 14,461 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 89%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 40.6228, -80.4325
BEAVER VALLEY, a 1,847 MW Nuclear power plant in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. Operated by FIRSTENERGY NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY, commissioned 1976.
How BEAVER VALLEY compares
With 1,847 MW of capacity, BEAVER VALLEY ranks 6th among the 170 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Pennsylvania and 4th of the 5 operating Nuclear plants in the state. It accounts for about 18% of Pennsylvania's operating Nuclear capacity and 4.7% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 26th-largest of the 55 operating Nuclear plants in the database. Commissioned in 1976, it is older than 74% of the 168 operating Pennsylvania plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Beaver County with 2 other operating plants, TOWNSEND HYDRO and BEAVER VALLEY PATTERSON DAM.
EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 1,847 MW of nameplate capacity, all nuclear technology. Net generation was 14,461 GWh in 2024 (an 89% capacity factor), down 2% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1976 and 1987.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is WYLIE RIDGE (500 kV), about 13.7 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line owned by DUQUESNE LIGHT CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 4 operating power plants totaling 777 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is BRUNOT ISLAND (416 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 2 mapped data centers; the nearest is Crown Castle Pittsburgh (Allegheny Center Mall) in Pittsburgh, about 25.4 miles away.
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
BEAVER VALLEY is a 1,847 MW nuclear power plant in Beaver County, PA, operated by FIRSTENERGY NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY, commissioned in 1976. Beaver County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.1 of 5 at the 27th national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 45th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a nuclear plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Beaver County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 45th | 2.8 of 5 | 2.7 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 44th | 2.8 of 5 | 4.1 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 35th | 2.4 of 5 | 2.5 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 35th | 2.4 of 5 | 0.02 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 31st | 2.3 of 5 | 11.0 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 27th | 2.1 of 5 | 0.53 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 25th | 2.0 of 5 | 0.19 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 23rd | 1.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 8th | 1.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 4th | 1.2 of 5 | 1.9 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | 41.2 |
Perils not assessed in Beaver County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Beaver County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.