RICHMOND GENERATING STATION

How RICHMOND GENERATING STATION compares

With 132 MW of capacity, RICHMOND GENERATING STATION ranks 38th among the 170 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Pennsylvania and 3rd of the 17 operating Oil plants in the state. It accounts for about 4.2% of Pennsylvania's operating Oil capacity and 0.3% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 32nd-largest of the 544 operating Oil plants in the database. Commissioned in 1973, it is older than 77% of the 168 operating Pennsylvania plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, EXELON POWER, runs 11 operating plants in Pennsylvania totaling 2,992 MW. It shares Philadelphia County with 7 other operating plants, including GRAYS FERRY COGENERATION and DELAWARE GENERATING STATION.

EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 132 MW of nameplate capacity, all petroleum liquids technology. Net generation was 0.249 GWh in 2024 (a capacity factor under 0.1%).

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is RICHMOND (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 40 operating power plants totaling 5,833 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is FAIRLESS ENERGY CENTER (1,338 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 4 mapped data centers; the nearest is Equinix PH1 - Philadelphia in Philadelphia, about 4.9 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