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Archbald Power Station92.9 MW Natural Gas

GasVerified: Jul 2026

Archbald Power Station is a 92.9 MW gas power plant in the United States, operated by PEI Power Corp and commissioned in 1998. Ranked #963 of 1883 gas plants in the United States, it represents 0.02% of the total gas capacity of 592,244 MW. The largest gas plant in the United States is West County Energy Center at 4,263 MW, making Archbald 46 times smaller. Nearby plants include Lackawanna Energy Center (1665 MW, Gas), Waymart Wind (64.5 MW, Wind), and Wallenpaupack (40 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Pennsylvania, approximately 150 km from Philadelphia.

Capacity
92.9 MW
Commissioning Year
1998

28 years old

Owner
PEI Power Corp
Location
41.4850°, -75.5406°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 2,270. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #10,620 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,342 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of United States of America
Age & fleet comparison

28 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

PEI Power Corp operates 1 plants totalling 93 MW

Regional density

92 plants within 100 km, 15,641 MW combined

Nearest plant: Lackawanna Energy Center (1.5 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 41.485000, -75.540600
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
179.4 Kt
366 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
5.02 Mt
Over 28 years of operation
Closing Soon
2028
2 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
39.0K
cars per year
23.9K
homes per year
8.2M
trees to offset

Estimates based on Gas emission factor (490 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (45%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Gas
Energy Source
Non-Renewable
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

United States of AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
GasCoalNuclearWind
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