Beaver Valley

OperatingNuclear

Ranked #4 of 5 Nuclear plants in PA#30 of 57 nationally

1846.8 MW Nuclear operating in Beaver, PA — PJM Interconnection, LLC

EIAGEMWD

1,846.8 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

units

Nuclear

Technology

1976

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

40.6219, -80.4336

County

Beaver, PA

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Ownership & Operator

Owner data does not fully agree across sources.

EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Energy Harbor Nuclear Generation LLC	First Energy Nuclear Operating	FirstEnergy
Owner(s)	Energy Harbor Nuclear Generation LLC	Ohio Edison Co [100%]	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

GEM identifies the owner as Ohio Edison Co [100%]

This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.

About

Beaver Valley Power Station is a nuclear power plant on the Ohio River covering 1,000 acres (400 ha) near Shippingport, Pennsylvania, United States, roughly 27 miles (43 km) northwest of Pittsburgh. The plant is operated by Vistra Corp and power is generated by two Westinghouse pressurized water reactors. As of 2023, it is the fourth largest employer in Beaver County.

Read more on Wikipedia

Beaver Valley is a nuclear power plant located in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. The plant has a total capacity of 1846.8 MW across two nuclear generators. It began operating in 1976 and is currently owned and operated by Energy Harbor Nuclear Generation LLC. Beaver Valley ranks as the fourth-largest power plant in Pennsylvania (out of five total) and 29th-largest nuclear plant nationally (out of 55 total).

The plant's latest annual generation was 15,084,260 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 93.0%. Beaver Valley operates within the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority and the RFC NERC region. Recent news coverage of the plant includes 7 articles related to deals and 3 articles related to the nuclear industry.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

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Engineering & Generators

Grid Context

NERC Region

RFC

Balancing Authority

PJM Interconnection, LLC

Grid Voltage

345 kV

Regulatory Status

Entity Type

Independent Power Producer

Sector

IPP Non-CHP

Generation

1.4M MWh

Latest Month

15.1M MWh

Annual Generation

93.0%

Capacity Factor

Jan 2023 – Dec 2025

Financial Data

No financial data available for this plant.

Pricing & Market Data

HIGH confidence

Point of Interconnection

Nearest Substation

Beaver Valley Substation · 345 kV

Substation Distance

0.251 km

Operator

First Energy Generation

Coord Source

OSM spatial

Market Position

ISO/RTO Market

PJM

LMP Node

BEAV DUQ138 KV 1A SS

Pricing Hub

WESTERN HUB

Location Type

Load Node

Node Source

Curated node match

News & Articles (10)Beta

Industry·corporate

Beaver Valley could become center of AI infrastructure for region

The Beaver Valley could become the center of artificial intelligence infrastructure for the region. Data center investors are eyeing the...

Beaver Valley (operator)

CBS News·4 weeks ago

General

Beaver Valley nuclear plant at center of massive Vistra–Meta power deal

Pennsylvania leaders say the Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Plant in western Pennsylvania will play a central role in a sweeping new energy agreement announced...

Pennsylvania Business Report -·2 months ago