PANTHER CREEK ENERGY FACILITY
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 94 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Carbon County
- Operator
- PANTHER CREEK POWER OPERATING, LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1992
- EIA plant ID
- 50776
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Conventional Steam Coal
- Net generation (2024)
- 447 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 54%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 40.8556, -75.8776
PANTHER CREEK ENERGY FACILITY, a 94 MW Coal power plant in Carbon County, Pennsylvania. Operated by PANTHER CREEK POWER OPERATING, LLC, commissioned 1992.
How PANTHER CREEK ENERGY FACILITY compares
With 94 MW of capacity, PANTHER CREEK ENERGY FACILITY ranks 47th among the 170 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Pennsylvania and 15th of the 20 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.9% of Pennsylvania's operating Coal capacity and 0.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 239th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1992, it is older than 57% of the 168 operating Pennsylvania plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Carbon County with one other operating plant, PA SOLAR PARK.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 94 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional steam coal technology. Net generation was 447 GWh in 2024 (a 54% capacity factor), down 12% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is SUSQUEHANNA, about 21.5 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by PPL ELECTRIC UTILITIES CORP, about 5.0 miles away. Another 10 operating power plants totaling 3,212 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is PPL SUSQUEHANNA (2,596 MW, Nuclear).
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
PANTHER CREEK ENERGY FACILITY is a 94 MW coal power plant in Carbon County, PA, operated by PANTHER CREEK POWER OPERATING, LLC, commissioned in 1992. Carbon County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.5 of 5 at the 12th national percentile. Hurricane is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 70th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a coal plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Carbon County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 70th | 3.8 of 5 | 0.05 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 58th | 3.3 of 5 | 1.9 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 57th | 3.3 of 5 | 4.3 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 56th | 3.3 of 5 | 17.8 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 40th | 2.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 38th | 2.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 37th | 2.5 of 5 | 1.7 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 26th | 2.0 of 5 | 0.16 |
| Hail | Very Low | 19th | 1.8 of 5 | 2.1 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 18th | 1.7 of 5 | 34.0 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 5th | 1.2 of 5 | 1.9 |
Perils not assessed in Carbon 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 Carbon 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.