Homer City Generating Station — United States of America
Coal power plant in Pennsylvania, United States of America. Approximate location 40.5128, -79.1961.
CoalPennsylvaniaUnited States of AmericaGE Vernova: 7HA.02Pre ConstructionCO₂ measured
Homer City Generating Station is a 2,012 MW coal power station in Pennsylvania, United States of America. It ranks #167 of 10,884 United States of America power plants by installed capacity. Its annual emissions of 1,154,482 t CO₂/yr (US EPA GHGRP) are equivalent to about 269k cars driven for a year. In context, coal supplies about 16.3% 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 USA0003122.
Data status
Known data
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: Wikidata P2109; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 2,012 MW, Homer City Generating Station is well above the median coal plant in United States of America (558 MW). Technically it is described as GE Vernova: 7HA.02. Its current lifecycle status is “Pre Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Coal plants burn pulverised coal to raise high-pressure steam for a turbine; they run as baseload but are the most carbon-intensive mainstream source and the first targeted for retirement or efficiency retrofits.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
1,154,482 t CO₂/yr — in everyday terms
This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:
Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; emissions per US EPA GHGRP (measured for US EPA/EU ETS, modelled for Climate TRACE).
How it compares & nearby plants
The #55 largest coal power plant of 802 in United States of America by capacity.
United States of America has 802 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 621,194 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Homer City Generating Station · Coal · 2,012 MW · Pennsylvania
- Indiana University of Pennsylvania · Gas · 24.4 MW · Pennsylvania
- Conemaugh Hydro Plant · Hydro · 15 MW · Pennsylvania
- Seward Power Plant · Coal · 803.2 MW · Pennsylvania
- Seward (PA) · Coal · 585 MW · Pennsylvania
- Conemaugh · Coal · 1,872 MW · Pennsylvania
Location
Coordinates 40.5128, -79.1961 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Homer City Generating Station?
Homer City Generating Station is a 2,012 MW coal power plant in Pennsylvania, United States of America, Pre Construction 1971.
How much CO₂ does Homer City Generating Station emit?
Homer City Generating Station has measured emissions of about 1,154,482 tonnes of CO₂ per year (US EPA GHGRP).