How many natural gas power plants are planned in Pennsylvania?

Developers have proposed 24 natural gas power plants in Pennsylvania with 14 GW of capacity, according to the grid operators' interconnection queues. Most queue projects are never built.

What is the largest planned natural gas power plant in Pennsylvania?

Homer City 345 kV in Indiana County, Pennsylvania is the largest planned, at 3,000 MW.

Who is developing natural gas power plants in Pennsylvania?

Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.

Planned natural gas power plants in Pennsylvania

Developers have proposed 24 natural gas power plants in Pennsylvania with 14 GW of capacity, in the grid operators' interconnection queues.

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Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

More planned natural gas power plants in Pennsylvania are expected online in 2028 than in any other year

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Planned natural gas power plants by the year they're expected online. Source: the grid operators' interconnection queues, compiled by Cleanview.

The 10 largest planned natural gas power plants in Pennsylvania

Planned, by capacity

#	Natural gas power plant	County	Expected online	Capacity
1	Homer City 345 kV	Indiana County	–	3,000 MW
2	Homer City 230 kV	Indiana County	–	1,400 MW
3	Sunbury #1 500kV	Snyder County	2027	1,153 MW
4	South Bend 500 kV	Indiana County	2030	1,058 MW
5	South Bend 500 kV	Indiana County	–	1,058 MW
6	East Towanda 230 kV	Bradford County	2026	908 MW
7	Saegers 230 kV	Lycoming County	2026	907 MW
8	Homer City Generating Station	Indiana County	2029	360 MW
9	Homer City Generating Station	Indiana County	2028	360 MW
10	Homer City Generating Station	Indiana County	2028	360 MW

Planned natural gas power plants expected online soonest in Pennsylvania

In the next 18 months, soonest first

#	Natural gas power plant	County	Expected online	Capacity
1	East Towanda 230 kV	Bradford County	2026	908 MW
2	Saegers 230 kV	Lycoming County	2026	907 MW
3	West Point (PA)	Montgomery County	2026	3 MW
4	Sunbury #1 500kV	Snyder County	2027	1,153 MW

The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans

How Cleanview tracks natural gas power plants

Operating natural gas power plants come from the EIA's monthly survey of power plants. Planned projects come from the grid operators' interconnection queues. We research who is developing each one, since a queue lists a project company, not its owner.

Questions about natural gas power plants in Pennsylvania

How many natural gas power plants are planned in Pennsylvania?: Developers have proposed 24 natural gas power plants in Pennsylvania with 14 GW of capacity, according to the grid operators' interconnection queues. Most queue projects are never built.
What is the largest planned natural gas power plant in Pennsylvania?: Homer City 345 kV in Indiana County, Pennsylvania is the largest planned, at 3,000 MW.
Who is developing natural gas power plants in Pennsylvania?: Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.