FIRSTENERGY LAKE LYNN POWER STATION

How FIRSTENERGY LAKE LYNN POWER STATION compares

With 51 MW of capacity, FIRSTENERGY LAKE LYNN POWER STATION ranks 77th among the 170 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Pennsylvania and 5th of the 18 operating Hydro plants in the state. It accounts for about 2.2% of Pennsylvania's operating Hydro capacity and 0.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 276th-largest of the 1,243 operating Hydro plants in the database. Commissioned in 1926, it is older than 97% of the 168 operating Pennsylvania plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, ALLEGHENY ENERGY SUPPLY CO LLC, runs 8 operating plants in Pennsylvania totaling 932 MW. It shares Fayette County with 3 other operating plants, including FAYETTE ENERGY FACILITY and FIRSTENERGY ALLEGHENY ENERGY UNITS 8 & 9.

EIA-860 lists 4 generators at the site with 51 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional hydroelectric technology. Net generation was 84.4 GWh in 2024 (a 19% capacity factor), down 21% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1926 and 1929.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is FORT MARTIN (500 kV), about 4.1 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by WEST PENN POWER CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 7 operating power plants totaling 2,906 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is FIRSTENERGY FORT MARTIN POWER STATION (1,152 MW, Coal).

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology