Handsome Lake Energy LLC
Natural gas power plant · Venango County, Pennsylvania
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Handsome Lake Energy LLC
- County
- Venango County
- Generating units
- 5
- Share of state capacity
- 0.55%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Pennsylvania
- #31 of 72
- EIA plant code
- 55233
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT01 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 59 MW | 54 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| GT02 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 59 MW | 54 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| GT03 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 59 MW | 54 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| GT04 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 59 MW | 54 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| GT05 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 59 MW | 54 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
| New Castle Plant | Natural gas | 354 MW |
| Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC | Natural gas | 310 MW |
| Holtwood | Hydro | 247 MW |
| Portland (PA) | Other | 194 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 295 MW solar plant and a 295 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