Navy Yard Peaker Station
Natural gas power plant · Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
- Operator
- Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development
- County
- Philadelphia County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Pennsylvania
- #60 of 72
- EIA plant code
- 61737
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 2.0 MW | 2.0 MW | 2017 | Operating |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 2.0 MW | 2.0 MW | 2017 | Operating |
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 2.0 MW | 2.0 MW | 2017 | Operating |
| GEN4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 2.0 MW | 2.0 MW | 2018 | 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
| Allegheny No. 5 Hydro Station | Hydro | 9.2 MW |
| Somerset Windpower LLC | Wind | 9.0 MW |
| Pioneer Crossing Energy, LLC | Other | 8.0 MW |
| Falling Spring | Natural gas | 7.2 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 8.0 MW solar plant and a 8.0 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