HANDSOME LAKE ENERGY LLC
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 295 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Venango County
- Operator
- HANDSOME LAKE ENERGY LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2001
- EIA plant ID
- 55233
- Generators
- 5
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 84.2 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 3.3%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 41.2908, -79.8061
HANDSOME LAKE ENERGY LLC, a 295 MW Natural Gas power plant in Venango County, Pennsylvania. Operated by HANDSOME LAKE ENERGY LLC, commissioned 2001.
How HANDSOME LAKE ENERGY LLC compares
With 295 MW of capacity, HANDSOME LAKE ENERGY LLC ranks 32nd among the 170 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Pennsylvania and 13th of the 28 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 2.8% of Pennsylvania's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.8% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 464th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2001, it is newer than 50% of the 168 operating Pennsylvania plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Venango County with one other operating plant, SCRUBGRASS GENERATING COMPANY LP.
EIA-860 lists 5 generators at the site with 295 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 84.2 GWh in 2024 (a 3.3% capacity factor).
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is CAMPBELL, about 17.4 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line owned by PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 3 operating power plants totaling 129 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is SCRUBGRASS GENERATING COMPANY LP (95 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
Weather peril exposure
HANDSOME LAKE ENERGY LLC is a 295 MW natural gas power plant in Venango County, PA, operated by HANDSOME LAKE ENERGY LLC, commissioned in 2001. Venango County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.3 of 5 at the 8th national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 81st percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a natural gas plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Venango County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 81st | 4.3 of 5 | 2.3 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 62nd | 3.5 of 5 | 2.1 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 60th | 3.4 of 5 | 17.5 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 50th | 3.0 of 5 | 0.02 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 29th | 2.2 of 5 | 0.25 |
| Hail | Very Low | 18th | 1.7 of 5 | 2.7 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 16th | 1.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.49 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | 37.8 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 8th | 1.3 of 5 | 0.63 |
Perils not assessed in Venango County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Venango County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.