Allegheny Hydro No 8

OperatingHydro

Ranked #15 of 28 Hydro plants in PA#568 of 1454 nationally

13.6 MW Hydro operating in Armstrong, PA — PJM Interconnection, LLC

EIAWD

13.6 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

units

Conventional Hydroelectric

Technology

1990

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

40.8966, -79.4788

County

Armstrong, PA

Nearby Plants

Allegheny Hydro No 9
Hydro17.8 MW · 8.9 km
Mahoning Creek Hydroelectric Project
Hydro6 MW · 16.8 km
Allegheny No 6 Hydro Station
Hydro9.2 MW · 21.7 km

Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Allegheny Hydro LP	—	—
Owner(s)	Allegheny Hydro LP	—	—
Status	Operating	—	—

Ownership Chain

No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.

About

Allegheny Hydro No 8 is a 13.6 MW hydroelectric power plant located in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. The plant began operating in 1990 and is owned and operated by Allegheny Hydro LP. It utilizes conventional hydroelectric technology with water (WAT) as its primary fuel source. The facility consists of two generators.

In the most recent year of reported data, Allegheny Hydro No 8 generated 70,559 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 58.4%. The plant operates within the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority and the RFC NERC region. It is ranked as the 15th largest hydroelectric plant out of 28 in Pennsylvania, and 579th out of 1464 nationally.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

EIA Plant Profile Wikidata

Engineering & Generators

Grid Context

NERC Region

RFC

Balancing Authority

PJM Interconnection, LLC

Grid Voltage

230 kV

Regulatory Status

Entity Type

Independent Power Producer

Sector

IPP Non-CHP

Generation

9.3K MWh

Latest Month

70.6K MWh

Annual Generation

58.4%

Capacity Factor

Jan 2022 – Dec 2024

Financial Data

No financial data available for this plant.

Pricing & Market Data

HIGH confidence

Market Position

ISO/RTO Market

PJM

LMP Node

—

Pricing Hub

WESTERN HUB

Node Source

OSM spatial match

Armstrong SubstationSubstation

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