Chambersburg
Natural gas power plant · Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Chambersburg Energy, LLC
- County
- Franklin County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.16%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Pennsylvania
- #38 of 72
- EIA plant code
- 55654
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UN12 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 44 MW | 50 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| UN13 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 44 MW | 50 MW | 2001 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Pennsylvania
| Covanta Delaware Valley | Other | 90 MW |
| John B Rich Memorial Power Station | Coal | 88 MW |
| Gans | Natural gas | 88 MW |
| Sandy Ridge Wind 2, LLC | Wind | 88 MW |
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 88 MW solar plant and a 88 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