Fort Cherry power station — United States of America
Gas power plant in Pennsylvania, United States of America. Approximate location 40.35888, -80.26809.
GasPennsylvaniaUnited States of AmericaOCGTPre Construction
Fort Cherry power station is a 1,000 MW gas power station in Pennsylvania, United States of America. It ranks #607 of 10,884 United States of America power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 40.0% of United States of America's electricity; the national grid averages 384 gCO₂/kWh (43.0% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_fortcherry_united.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 1,000 MW, Fort Cherry power station is well above the median gas plant in United States of America (121.2 MW). Technically it is described as OCGT. Its current lifecycle status is “Pre Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #221 largest gas power plant of 2165 in United States of America by capacity.
United States of America has 2165 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 789,950 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
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- Waste Management Arden LFGTE · Waste · 4.8 MW · Pennsylvania
- ESC Brooke County power I station · Gas · 842 MW · West Virginia
- Brunot Island · Gas · 340 MW · Pennsylvania
Location
Coordinates 40.35888, -80.26809 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Fort Cherry power station?
Fort Cherry power station is a 1,000 MW gas power plant in Pennsylvania, United States of America.