West Campus Steam Plant
Natural gas power plant · Centre County, Pennsylvania
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Penn State University
- County
- Centre County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.03%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Pennsylvania
- #58 of 72
- EIA plant code
- 58194
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 6.1 MW | 4.5 MW | 2021 | Operating |
| WC 4 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 2.9 MW | 1.5 MW | 2017 | Operating |
| WC6 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 2.8 MW | 1.8 MW | 2021 | Operating |
| WC 5 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 2.2 MW | 1.5 MW | 2017 | 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 14 MW solar plant and a 14 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