SEWARD
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 585 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Indiana County
- Operator
- NRG WHOLESALE GENERATION LP
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2004
- EIA plant ID
- 3130
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Conventional Steam Coal
- Net generation (2024)
- 2,091 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 41%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 40.4062, -79.0335
SEWARD, a 585 MW Coal power plant in Indiana County, Pennsylvania. Operated by NRG WHOLESALE GENERATION LP, commissioned 2004.
How SEWARD compares
With 585 MW of capacity, SEWARD ranks 24th among the 170 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Pennsylvania and 7th of the 20 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 5.6% of Pennsylvania's operating Coal capacity and 1.5% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 150th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 2004, it is newer than 60% of the 168 operating Pennsylvania plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, NRG WHOLESALE GENERATION LP, runs 2 operating plants in Pennsylvania totaling 1,483 MW. It shares Indiana County with 2 other operating plants, CONEMAUGH and INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 585 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional steam coal technology. Net generation was 2,091 GWh in 2024 (a 41% capacity factor), down 22% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is CONEMAUGH (500 kV), about 1.8 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 13 operating power plants totaling 5,018 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is CONEMAUGH (1,884 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
SEWARD is a 585 MW coal power plant in Indiana County, PA, operated by NRG WHOLESALE GENERATION LP, commissioned in 2004. Indiana County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.6 of 5 at the 14th national percentile. Hurricane is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 60th 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.
Indiana County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 60th | 3.4 of 5 | 0.04 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 42nd | 2.7 of 5 | 1.9 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 35th | 2.4 of 5 | 2.4 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 29th | 2.2 of 5 | 2.2 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 25th | 2.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 23rd | 1.9 of 5 | 0.27 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 15th | 1.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 14th | 1.6 of 5 | 0.29 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 9th | 1.4 of 5 | 1.2 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 7th | 1.3 of 5 | 40.3 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 5th | 1.2 of 5 | 16.3 |
Perils not assessed in Indiana 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 Indiana 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.