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York Generation Company LLC is a 52.2 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by York Generation Company LLC since 1989. Ranked #1112 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 52.2 MW represents 0.01% of the United States' 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 York Generation 81.6 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Peach Bottom Nuclear Generating Station (2876.4 MW, Nuclear) and Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station (1839 MW, Nuclear). The facility is located in Pennsylvania, approximately 40 km south of Harrisburg.

Capacity
52.2 MW
Commissioning Year
1989

37 years old

Owner
York Generation Company LLC
Location
39.9856°, -76.6762°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 2,880. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #12,919 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,687 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

37 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

York Generation Company LLC operates 1 plants totalling 52 MW

Regional density

141 plants within 100 km, 30,292 MW combined

Nearest plant: York County Resource Recovery (4 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 39.985600, -76.676200
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
100.8 Kt
206 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
3.73 Mt
Over 37 years of operation
Past Retirement
2019
7 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
21.9K
cars per year
13.4K
homes per year
4.6M
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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