COLVER POWER PROJECT

How COLVER POWER PROJECT compares

With 118 MW of capacity, COLVER POWER PROJECT ranks 39th among the 170 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Pennsylvania and 10th of the 20 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.1% of Pennsylvania's operating Coal capacity and 0.3% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 220th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1995, it is older than 54% of the 168 operating Pennsylvania plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Cambria County with 5 other operating plants, including ALLEGHENY RIDGE WIND FARM and HIGHLAND NORTH WIND FARM.

EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 118 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional steam coal technology. Net generation was 718 GWh in 2024 (a 69% capacity factor), up 3% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is CONEMAUGH (500 kV), about 17.6 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 10 operating power plants totaling 2,907 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is CONEMAUGH (1,884 MW, Coal). Within 50 miles is one mapped data center, Windstream - State College in State College, about 49.8 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