CONEMAUGH

How CONEMAUGH compares

With 1,884 MW of capacity, CONEMAUGH ranks 4th among the 170 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Pennsylvania and is the largest of the 20 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 18% of Pennsylvania's operating Coal capacity and 4.8% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 39th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1970, it is older than 84% of the 168 operating Pennsylvania plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, GENON NORTHEAST MANAGEMENT COMPANY, runs 2 operating plants in Pennsylvania totaling 3,768 MW. It shares Indiana County with 2 other operating plants, SEWARD and INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA.

EIA-860 lists 6 generators at the site with 1,963 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly conventional steam coal technology. Net generation was 3,587 GWh in 2024 (a 21% capacity factor), down 37% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1970 and 1971.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is CONEMAUGH (500 kV), about 0.4 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 500 kV line owned by PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 10 operating power plants totaling 3,539 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is KEYSTONE (1,884 MW, Coal). Within 50 miles are 2 mapped data centers; the nearest is Citynet Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, 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