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39.8 MW Distillate Oil operating in Philadelphia, PA — PJM Interconnection, LLC
39.8 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Petroleum Liquids
Technology
1969
Operating Since
Coordinates
30.4282, -86.8935
County
Philadelphia, PA
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Constellation Power, Inc | Constellation Power | — |
| Owner(s) | Constellation Power, Inc | Constellation Energy | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
The Schuylkill Generating Station is a 39.8 MW power plant located in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. The plant began operating in 1969 and is owned by Constellation Energy, with Constellation Power, Inc. listed as the EIA operator. The primary fuel source is distillate fuel oil (DFO), and the plant utilizes petroleum liquid technology. It consists of two generators.
The plant operates within the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority and the RFC NERC region. Schuylkill Generating Station's latest annual generation was 119 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 0.0%. The plant is ranked 15th out of 31 similar plants in Pennsylvania and 119th out of 886 nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
PJM
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
RFC
Balancing Authority
PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM)
Grid Voltage
69.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
9 MWh
Latest Month
119 MWh
Annual Generation
0.0%
Capacity Factor
CO₂ Intensity
2970 lb/MWh
Low-utilization plant — per-MWh rate is dominated by startup/standby emissions; not directly comparable to baseload averages.
NOx
16 lb/MWh
SO₂
9 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.120 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.024 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
0.0%
Annual Net Gen
0 GWh
CO₂eq
2979 lb/MWh
Subregion
RFC East
2013
$765/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $30.4M
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Grays Ferry Substation · 230 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
PECO
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
PJM
LMP Node
SCHUYLKI13 KV UNIT11
Pricing Hub
WESTERN HUB
Location Type
Generation Node
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
Last updated 2026-03-26
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