CHESTER OPERATIONS

How CHESTER OPERATIONS compares

With 67 MW of capacity, CHESTER OPERATIONS ranks 61st among the 170 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Pennsylvania and 17th of the 20 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.6% of Pennsylvania's operating Coal capacity and 0.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 255th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 2020, it is newer than 99% of the 168 operating Pennsylvania plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Delaware County with 4 other operating plants, including EDDYSTONE GENERATING STATION and FPL ENERGY MARCUS HOOK LP.

Under the same EIA plant code, EIA-860 lists 4 generators at the site with 69 MW of nameplate capacity. Net generation was 172 GWh in 2024 (a 28% capacity factor), down 9% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is SAVILLE (138 kV), about 1.1 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by PECO ENERGY CO, about 0.4 miles away. Another 35 operating power plants totaling 5,877 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is HAY ROAD (1,193 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 4 mapped data centers; the nearest is Quonix Datacenter (2401 Locust St) in Philadelphia, about 12.0 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