FAYETTE ENERGY FACILITY

How FAYETTE ENERGY FACILITY compares

With 644 MW of capacity, FAYETTE ENERGY FACILITY ranks 21st among the 170 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Pennsylvania and 9th of the 28 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 6.0% of Pennsylvania's operating Natural Gas capacity and 1.6% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 233rd-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2003, it is newer than 56% of the 168 operating Pennsylvania plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Fayette County with 3 other operating plants, including FIRSTENERGY ALLEGHENY ENERGY UNITS 8 & 9 and FIRSTENERGY LAKE LYNN POWER STATION.

EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 715 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology (this page's HIFLD capacity figure is 644 MW). Net generation was 5,419 GWh in 2024 (an 86% capacity factor), up 10% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is FORT MARTIN (500 kV), about 9.8 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 500 kV line owned by WEST PENN POWER COMPANY, under 0.1 miles away. Another 7 operating power plants totaling 2,313 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is FIRSTENERGY FORT MARTIN POWER STATION (1,152 MW, Coal). Within 50 miles are 2 mapped data centers; the nearest is Citynet Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, about 40.9 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