Homer City Generating Station — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 3122
- Capacity
- 4396 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Status
- Planned
- Location
- Indiana, PA
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 14
- Operator
- Homer City Generation, L.P.
- Parent Company
- —
- Balancing Authority
- PJM Interconnection, LLC
- ISO/RTO
- PJM
- NERC Region
- RFC
Homer City Generating Station
PlannedNatural Gas
Ranked #1 of 70 Natural Gas plants in PA#1 of 2009 nationally
4396 MW Natural Gas planned in Indiana, PA — PJM Interconnection, LLC
EIAWD
4,396 MW
Nameplate Capacity
14
Generators
units
Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Technology
Planned: —
Planned Operation
Location
Coordinates
40.5128, -79.1961
County
Indiana, PA
Nearby Plants
- Indiana University of PennsylvaniaNatural Gas24.4 MW · 11.7 km
- Conemaugh Hydro PlantHydro15 MW · 15.4 km
- Seward (PA)Waste Coal585 MW · 18.1 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Homer City Generation, L.P. | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Homer City Generation, L.P. | — | — |
| Status | Planned | — | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
Homer City Generating Station is a decommissioned 2-GW coal-burning power station near Homer City, in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA. It is owned by hedge funds and private equity firms and had been operated by NRG Energy. Units 1 and 2, rated at 660 MWe, began operation in 1969. Unit 3, rated at 692 MWe nameplate capacity, was launched in 1977. It employed about 124 people.
Read more on WikipediaHomer City Generating Station, located in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, is a natural gas-fired combined cycle power plant with a total capacity of 4396 MW across 14 generators. It is operated by Homer City Generation, L.P. The plant is interconnected to the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority and resides within the RFC NERC region. According to available data, it is the largest power plant in Pennsylvania and the United States.
In the latest annual reporting period, Homer City Generating Station produced 1,047,150 MWh of electricity, resulting in a capacity factor of 2.7%. The plant has been the subject of 10 news articles, with coverage split between industry (6 articles) and regulatory (4 articles) topics. A Wikipedia extract is available with further information.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
RFC
Balancing Authority
PJM Interconnection, LLC
Grid Voltage
345 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
0 MWh
Latest Month
—
Annual Generation
—
Capacity Factor
Jun 2021 – May 2024
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Homer City Station · 345 kV
Substation Distance
0 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
PJM
LMP Node
HOMERCIT20 KV UNIT 1
Pricing Hub
WESTERN HUB
Node Source
Curated node match
News & Articles (10)Beta
Regulatory·permitting
Senators grill Pa. DEP head on efforts to speed up new power plant permitting
The Homer City Generating Station, a coal-fired power plant in Indiana County, which closed in 2023 (Capital-Star photo).
Homer City Generating Station (operator)Indiana County (other)
News From The States·2 weeks ago
Regulatory·permitting
Senators grill Pa. DEP head on efforts to speed up new power plant permitting
Members of the Senate Appropriations Committee asked Thursday about the administration's strategy to ensure Pennsylvanians' lights stay on.
Pa. DEP (regulator)Pennsylvania (other)
Pennsylvania Capital-Star·2 weeks ago
Industry·corporate
Coal shutdown sparks Homer City’s gas-and-data reboot, but rules are still up in the air
INDIANA COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — The former Homer City Generating Station site is set to become the largest gas-fired power plant and AI data...
Homer City Generating Station (operator)INDIANA COUNTY (other)
WJAC·4 weeks ago
Industry·corporate
Will an Old Pennsylvania Coal Town Get a Reboot From AI?
Homer City embraces the prospect of jobs but worries the profits and power from a new gas plant will flow to faraway tech companies.
Homer City (other)Pennsylvania (other)
Capital & Main·2 months ago
Last updated 2026-03-14
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