York Generation Company LLC — United States of America
Gas power plant in Pennsylvania, United States of America. Approximate location 39.9856, -76.6762.
GasPennsylvaniaUnited States of AmericaCCGT · HRSG
York Generation Company LLC is a 52.2 MW gas power plant in Pennsylvania, United States of America. It is operated by York Generation Company LLC. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 59k homes (estimated). It ranks #3582 of 10,884 United States of America power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1989, it is around 37 years old — long-established. 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 USA0054693.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
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: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 52.2 MW, York Generation Company LLC is below the median gas plant in United States of America (121.2 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). 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.
Key facts
- Generation trend
- 18 GWh in 2013 and 4 GWh in 2018 (−80%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2016: 36 GWh; 2018: 4 GWh
- Share of United States of America gas capacity
- less than 0.1% of 789,950 MW across 2,165 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 497 of 1,973 dated gas plants in United States of America are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Reported generation trend
Annual generation (GWh), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by York Generation Company LLC.
Local climate & thermal context
This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 40.0°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 16% above the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 59/100 — this site sits in the mid third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
A gas turbine here also runs ~0% below its ISO (15°C) rating at this annual mean (typical CCGT curve, estimate).
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #1343 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
- York County Resource Recovery · Waste · 36.5 MW · Pennsylvania
- GSK York RDC Solar Facility · Solar · 2.6 MW · Pennsylvania
- Lancaster County Resource Recovery · Waste · 35.7 MW · Pennsylvania
- Brunner Island power station · Coal · 1,558.7 MW · Pennsylvania
- Brunner Island · Coal · 1,558.7 MW · Pennsylvania
- York Haven · Hydro · 19.6 MW · Pennsylvania
Location
Coordinates 39.9856, -76.6762 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is York Generation Company LLC?
York Generation Company LLC is a 52.2 MW gas power plant in Pennsylvania, United States of America, commissioned in 1989.
Who operates York Generation Company LLC?
York Generation Company LLC is operated by York Generation Company LLC.