GRAYS FERRY COGENERATION

How GRAYS FERRY COGENERATION compares

With 193 MW of capacity, GRAYS FERRY COGENERATION ranks 33rd among the 170 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Pennsylvania and 14th of the 28 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.8% of Pennsylvania's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.5% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 546th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1997, it is older than 51% of the 168 operating Pennsylvania plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Philadelphia County with 7 other operating plants, including RICHMOND GENERATING STATION and DELAWARE GENERATING STATION.

EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 193 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 1,181 GWh in 2024 (a 70% capacity factor), up 2% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is SCHUYLKILL (230 kV), about 0.1 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by PECO ENERGY CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 37 operating power plants totaling 6,271 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 0.7 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