Power plant · Pennsylvania, United States
York Energy Center
York Energy Center is a power plant in Pennsylvania, United States, with 1,449 MW of capacity, owned by Calpine Mid-Merit LLC.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Pennsylvania | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2011 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Calpine Mid-Merit LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Calpine Mid-Merit LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1,449 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 39.7375, -76.3067 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
York Energy Center is the 11th-largest of 36 power plants in Pennsylvania and the 150th-largest of 800 in the United States by capacity; its 1,449 MW is 0.17% of the 839,036 MW we hold for the United States. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 11th of 36 | 42,647 MW | 3.4% |
| United States | 150th of 800 | 839,036 MW | 0.17% |
| All power plants in our data | 157th of 4,829 | 1,037,268 MW | 0.14% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 1 data center, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CoreWeave Lancaster Greenfield site | Data center | — | Under construction | 35 km |
Owner, operator and place
Other power plants in Pennsylvania
- Peach Bottom2,876 MW
- TalenEnergy Susquehanna2,532 MW
- Limerick2,277 MW
- Conemaugh1,963 MW
- Keystone1,883 MW
- Beaver Valley1,847 MW
- TalenEnergy Montour1,758 MW
- TalenEnergy Martins Creek1,701 MW
Data on this page
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Epoch AI. Epoch AI data centers, CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.