HUNTERSTOWN
OperatingOil power plant
- Capacity
- 60 MW
- Primary fuel
- Oil
- County
- Adams County
- Operator
- NRG REMA LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1971
- EIA plant ID
- 3110
- Generators
- 3
- Net generation (2024)
- 12.4 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 2.4%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 39.8662, -77.1648
HUNTERSTOWN, a 60 MW Oil power plant in Adams County, Pennsylvania. Operated by NRG REMA LLC, commissioned 1971.
How HUNTERSTOWN compares
With 60 MW of capacity, HUNTERSTOWN ranks 66th among the 170 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Pennsylvania and 8th of the 17 operating Oil plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.9% of Pennsylvania's operating Oil capacity and 0.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 66th-largest of the 544 operating Oil plants in the database. Commissioned in 1971, it is older than 82% of the 168 operating Pennsylvania plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, NRG REMA LLC, runs 9 operating plants in Pennsylvania totaling 944 MW. It shares Adams County with 3 other operating plants, including HUNTERSTOWN and ORRTANNA.
Under the same EIA plant code, EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 60 MW of nameplate capacity. Net generation was 12.4 GWh in 2024 (a 2.4% capacity factor).
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by METROPOLITAN EDISON CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 9 operating power plants totaling 1,131 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is HUNTERSTOWN (898 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles is one mapped data center, Lumen Baltimore in Baltimore, about 49.2 miles away.
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
HUNTERSTOWN is a 60 MW oil power plant in Adams County, PA, operated by NRG REMA LLC, commissioned in 1971. Adams County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.6 of 5 at the 15th national percentile. Hurricane is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 79th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to an oil plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Adams County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Relatively Moderate | 79th | 4.1 of 5 | 0.08 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 56th | 3.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 50th | 3.0 of 5 | 6.5 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 31st | 2.2 of 5 | 1.6 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 31st | 2.2 of 5 | 0.32 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 25th | 2.0 of 5 | 0.92 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 22nd | 1.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 20th | 1.8 of 5 | 37.3 |
| Hail | Very Low | 19th | 1.7 of 5 | 3.1 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 11th | 1.4 of 5 | 11.8 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 7th | 1.3 of 5 | 4.8 |
Perils not assessed in Adams 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 Adams 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.