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St Nicholas Cogen Project is a 99.2 MW coal and oil power plant in the United States, operated by Schuylkill Energy Resource Inc and commissioned in 1990. Ranked #239 of 297 coal plants in the United States, St Nicholas Cogen's 99.2 MW accounts for 0.04% of the country's total coal capacity of 261,836 MW. The largest coal plant in the United States is W A Parish at 4,008 MW, making this facility 40.4 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include TalenEnergy Susquehanna (2,532 MW, Nuclear) and Susquehanna Steam Electric Station (2,532 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located in Pennsylvania, approximately 60 km northwest of Harrisburg.

Capacity
99.2 MW
Commissioning Year
1990

36 years old

Owner
Schuylkill Energy Resource Inc
Location
40.8222°, -76.1736°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 2,192. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #10,391 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #2,419 of 2,793 Coal plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of United States of America
Age & fleet comparison

36 years in operation

Coal fleet average: 29.2 years

Operator portfolio

Schuylkill Energy Resource Inc operates 1 plants totalling 99 MW

Regional density

99 plants within 100 km, 29,050 MW combined

Nearest plant: Locust Ridge II LLC (2.6 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 40.822200, -76.173600
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Carbon Footprint820 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
391.9 Kt
478 GWh/year × 820 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
14.11 Mt
Over 36 years of operation
Closing Soon
2030
4 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
85.2K
cars per year
52.3K
homes per year
17.8M
trees to offset

Estimates based on Coal emission factor (820 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (55%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Coal
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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