ST NICHOLAS COGEN PROJECT
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 99 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Schuylkill County
- Operator
- SCHUYLKILL ENERGY RESOURCE INC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1990
- EIA plant ID
- 54634
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Conventional Steam Coal
- Net generation (2024)
- 640 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 73%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 40.8226, -76.1735
ST NICHOLAS COGEN PROJECT, a 99 MW Coal power plant in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Operated by SCHUYLKILL ENERGY RESOURCE INC, commissioned 1990.
How ST NICHOLAS COGEN PROJECT compares
With 99 MW of capacity, ST NICHOLAS COGEN PROJECT ranks 45th among the 170 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Pennsylvania and 13th of the 20 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.9% of Pennsylvania's operating Coal capacity and 0.3% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 234th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1990, it is older than 59% of the 168 operating Pennsylvania plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Schuylkill County with 6 other operating plants, including LOCUST RIDGE II LLC and JOHN B RICH MEMORIAL POWER STATION.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 99 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional steam coal technology. Net generation was 640 GWh in 2024 (a 73% capacity factor), up 1% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is SUSQUEHANNA, about 18.7 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by PPL ELECTRIC UTILITIES CORP, about 3.7 miles away. Another 11 operating power plants totaling 3,179 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
ST NICHOLAS COGEN PROJECT is a 99 MW coal power plant in Schuylkill County, PA, operated by SCHUYLKILL ENERGY RESOURCE INC, commissioned in 1990. Schuylkill 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 Moderate by FEMA at the 72nd 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.
Schuylkill County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 72nd | 3.9 of 5 | 1.8 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Moderate | 71st | 3.9 of 5 | 0.05 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 53rd | 3.1 of 5 | 14.4 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 41st | 2.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 37th | 2.5 of 5 | 4.7 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 29th | 2.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 27th | 2.1 of 5 | 1.3 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 24th | 2.0 of 5 | 0.38 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | 34.6 |
| Hail | Very Low | 9th | 1.3 of 5 | 2.3 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 6th | 1.2 of 5 | 2.5 |
Perils not assessed in Schuylkill 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 Schuylkill 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.