Beaver Dam (PA)
Natural gas power plant · Bradford County, Pennsylvania
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
- Operator
- Beaver Dam Energy LLC
- County
- Bradford County
- Generating units
- 5
- Share of state capacity
- 0.04%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Pennsylvania
- #50 of 72
- EIA plant code
- 58811
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 4.4 MW | 4.2 MW | 2016 | Operating |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 4.4 MW | 4.2 MW | 2016 | Operating |
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 4.4 MW | 4.2 MW | 2016 | Operating |
| GEN4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 4.4 MW | 4.2 MW | 2016 | Operating |
| GEN5 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 4.4 MW | 4.2 MW | 2016 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 22 MW solar plant and a 22 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Pennsylvania power plants · What Pennsylvania actually generates