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54 MW Distillate Oil operating in Cumberland, PA — PJM Interconnection, LLC
54 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Petroleum Liquids
Technology
1972
Operating Since
Coordinates
40.1229, -77.1721
County
Cumberland, PA
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Mountain Power, LLC | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Mountain Power, LLC | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
The Mountain power plant is a 54 MW petroleum-fueled facility located in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. It began operating in 1972 and is owned and operated by Mountain Power, LLC. The plant consists of two generators utilizing petroleum liquids as their primary fuel source. Mountain operates within the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority and the RFC NERC region.
In the most recent year of reported data, the plant generated 3,644 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 0.8%. Based on capacity, Mountain ranks as the 12th largest of 31 petroleum-fueled plants in Pennsylvania, and 97th out of 886 similar plants nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
PJM
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
RFC
Balancing Authority
278 MWh
Latest Month
3.6K MWh
Annual Generation
0.8%
Capacity Factor
CO₂ Intensity
2799 lb/MWh
Low-utilization plant — per-MWh rate is dominated by startup/standby emissions; not directly comparable to baseload averages.
NOx
11 lb/MWh
SO₂
2013
$765/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $41.3M
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Mountain Substation · 115 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
Metropolitan Edison
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
PJM
LMP Node
50743
Pricing Hub
WESTERN HUB
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
Last updated 2026-03-26
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Grid Voltage
115.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
2 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.108 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.022 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
0.6%
Annual Net Gen
3 GWh
CO₂eq
2808 lb/MWh
Subregion
RFC East