PPL MONTOUR
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 1,642 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Montour County
- Operator
- PPL MONTOUR LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1972
- EIA plant ID
- 3149
- Generators
- 2
- Net generation (2024)
- 2,961 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 19%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 41.0693, -76.6658
PPL MONTOUR, a 1,642 MW Coal power plant in Montour County, Pennsylvania. Operated by PPL MONTOUR LLC, commissioned 1972.
How PPL MONTOUR compares
With 1,642 MW of capacity, PPL MONTOUR ranks 8th among the 170 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Pennsylvania and 3rd of the 20 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 16% of Pennsylvania's operating Coal capacity and 4.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 59th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1972, it is older than 77% of the 168 operating Pennsylvania plants with a recorded commissioning year.
Under the same EIA plant code, EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 1,758 MW of nameplate capacity. Net generation was 2,961 GWh in 2024 (a 19% capacity factor), about 2.2 times its 2022 output. Its generators came online between 1972 and 1973.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is SUNBURY (500 kV), about 18.2 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by PPL ELECTRIC UTILITIES CORP, under 0.1 miles away. Another 4 operating power plants totaling 60 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is FOSTER WHEELER MT CARMEL COGEN (47 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
PPL MONTOUR is a 1,642 MW coal power plant in Montour County, PA, operated by PPL MONTOUR LLC, commissioned in 1972. Montour County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.3 of 5 at the 6th national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 77th 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.
Montour County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 77th | 4.1 of 5 | 0.75 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 65th | 3.6 of 5 | 2.8 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 65th | 3.6 of 5 | 0.04 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 47th | 2.9 of 5 | 12.3 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 28th | 2.1 of 5 | 0.05 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 13th | 1.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hail | Very Low | 9th | 1.4 of 5 | 1.6 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 7th | 1.3 of 5 | 33.9 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 6th | 1.3 of 5 | 2.8 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 5th | 1.2 of 5 | 0.03 |
Perils not assessed in Montour 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 Montour 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.