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Fayette Energy Facility

Natural gas power plant · Fayette County, Pennsylvania

Nameplate capacity
715 MW
Rank in Pennsylvania
#28
of 273 plants
In service since
2003
June 2003

Details

Primary fuel
Natural gas
Technology
Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Operator
Fayette Power Company, LLC
County
Fayette County
Generating units
3
Share of state capacity
1.35%
Rank among natural gas plants in Pennsylvania
#20 of 72
EIA plant code
55516

Generating units

Individual generating units at Fayette Energy Facility
UnitTechnologyNameplateSummerOnlineStatus
STG1Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle317 MW312 MW2003Operating
CTG1Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle199 MW178 MW2003Operating
CTG2Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle199 MW178 MW2003Operating

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 715 MW solar plant and a 715 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