Hunterstown Power Plant — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 55976
- Capacity
- 898 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Adams, PA
- Operating Since
- 2003
- Generators
- 4
- Operator
- Hunterstown Generation, LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 6,086,583 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 77.4%
- Balancing Authority
- PJM Interconnection, LLC
- ISO/RTO
- PJM
- NERC Region
- RFC
Hunterstown Power Plant
OperatingNatural Gas
Ranked #14 of 70 Natural Gas plants in PA#202 of 2009 nationally
898 MW Natural Gas operating in Adams, PA — PJM Interconnection, LLC
EIAWD
898 MW
Nameplate Capacity
4
Generators
units
Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Technology
2003
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
39.8725, -77.1672
County
Adams, PA
Nearby Plants
- HunterstownNatural Gas60 MW · 0.7 km
- Adams Solar LLC PASolar80 MW · 2.7 km
- Gettysburg Energy & Nutrient Rec FacilitOther Biomass3.3 MW · 9.4 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Hunterstown Generation, LLC | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Hunterstown Generation, LLC | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
Hunterstown Power Plant is an 898 MW natural gas-fired combined cycle power plant located in Adams County, Pennsylvania. The plant began operating in 2003 and is owned and operated by Hunterstown Generation, LLC. It consists of four generators utilizing natural gas as its primary fuel source. Hunterstown is connected to the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority, within the RFC NERC region.
In the most recent year of data, Hunterstown Power Plant generated 6,086,583 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 77.4%. The plant is ranked as the 13th largest in Pennsylvania out of 35 plants, and 207th nationally out of 945 plants. Recent news coverage of Hunterstown includes 4 articles about deals and 1 about grid issues.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
RFC
Balancing Authority
PJM Interconnection, LLC
Grid Voltage
500 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Interconnection Queue1 projectBeta
Hunterstown
OperationalGas830 MWPJM
Generation
604.5K MWh
Latest Month
6.1M MWh
Annual Generation
77.4%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Hunterstown Generation · 500 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
PJM
LMP Node
10700784
Pricing Hub
WESTERN HUB
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
News & Articles (5)Beta
Grid·interconnection
PJM’s fast-track interconnection initiative nets 26.6 GW in proposals
Proposals from LS Power include converting two peaking facilities to base-load combined cycle plants, along with uprates at existing...
PJM (other)LS Power (developer)
Power Engineering·12 months ago
Deals·m and a
Platinum Equity wraps up sale of 810MW Hunterstown power plant to LS Power
Platinum Equity divests 810MW Hunterstown power plant in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania to LS Power. (Credit: Platinum Equity Advisors, LLC.).
Platinum Equity (seller)LS Power (buyer)
NS Energy·1 years ago
Deals·m and a
LS Power to buy 810MW Hunterstown power plant from Platinum Equity
LS Power to acquire 810MW Hunterstown natural gas-fired power plant in Pennsylvania and related assets from an affiliate of Platinum Equity.
LS Power (buyer)Platinum Equity (seller)
NS Energy·2 years ago
Deals·m and a
LS Power to acquire 810 MW natural gas plant in Pennsylvania
The 810 MW combined cycle gas-fired power generation facility is located in the PJM Interconnection, and the transaction is expected to...
LS Power (buyer)PJM Interconnection (other)
Power Engineering·2 years ago
Last updated 2026-03-14
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