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Allegheny Energy Units 3 4 & 5 — Plant Summary

EIA Plant ID: 55710
Capacity: 556 MW
Primary Fuel: Natural Gas
Technology: Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Status: Operating
Location: Allegheny, PA
Operating Since: 2003
Generators: 3
Operator: Springdale Energy LLC
Parent Company: LS Power Development
Annual Generation: 4,408,048 MWh
Capacity Factor: 90.4%
Balancing Authority: PJM Interconnection, LLC
ISO/RTO: PJM
NERC Region: RFC

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Allegheny Energy Units 3 4 & 5

OperatingNatural Gas

Ranked #27 of 70 Natural Gas plants in PA#439 of 2009 nationally

556 MW Natural Gas operating in Allegheny, PA — PJM Interconnection, LLC

EIAWD

556 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

units

Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle

Technology

2003

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

40.5453, -79.7686

County

Allegheny, PA

Nearby Plants

Springdale 1 & 2
Natural Gas87.6 MW · 0.2 km
PPG Monroeville Chemicals Center
Distillate Oil1.1 MW · 11.9 km
Allegheny No. 5 Hydro Station
Hydro9.2 MW · 17.6 km

Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Springdale Energy LLC	Springdale Energy	—
Owner(s)	Springdale Energy LLC	LS Power Development	—
Status	Operating	—	—

Ownership Chain

About

Allegheny Energy Units 3 4 & 5 is a 556 MW natural gas-fired combined cycle power plant located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The plant began operating in 2003 and consists of three generators. It is owned by LS Power Development and operated by Springdale Energy LLC. The plant is interconnected to the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority within the RFC NERC region.

In the most recent year with available data, Allegheny Energy Units 3 4 & 5 generated 4,408,048 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 90.4%. The plant ranks as the 25th largest in Pennsylvania out of 35 plants, and 444th nationally out of 945 plants.

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

138 kV

Regulatory Status

Entity Type

Independent Power Producer

Sector

IPP Non-CHP

Interconnection Queue1 projectBeta

Springdale CT3, CT4, ST5

OperationalGas525 MWPJMLBNL + Live

Queued: Jan 1999COD: Aug 2003Match: 83%

Details

Generation

396.7K MWh

Latest Month

4.4M MWh

Annual Generation

90.4%

Capacity Factor

Jan 2023 – Dec 2025

Financial Data

No financial data available for this plant.

Pricing & Market Data

HIGH confidence

Market Position

ISO/RTO Market

PJM

LMP Node

SPRINGDA13 KV AES 1

Pricing Hub

WESTERN HUB

Location Type

Generation Node

Node Source

Curated node match

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