How many natural gas power plants are planned in PJM?

Developers have proposed 89 natural gas power plants in PJM with 65 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 PJM?

Flint Run 500 kV in Doddridge County, West Virginia is the largest planned, at 2,100 MW. It is expected to come online in 2026.

Who is developing natural gas power plants in PJM?

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 PJM

Developers have proposed 89 natural gas power plants in PJM with 65 GW of capacity, in the grid operators' interconnection queues.

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Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

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Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

More planned natural gas power plants in PJM 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 PJM

Planned, by capacity

#	Natural gas power plant	Location	Expected online	Capacity
1	Flint Run 500 kV	Doddridge County, West Virginia	2026	2,100 MW
2	Flint Run 500 kV	Doddridge County, West Virginia	–	2,100 MW
3	Rogers Road 500 kV	Greensville County, Virginia	2025	1,756 MW
4	Rogers Road 500 kV	Greensville County, Virginia	–	1,756 MW
5	Heritage 500 kV	Brunswick County, Virginia	2023	1,526 MW
6	Bay Shore - Lallendorf 345 kV	Lucas County, Ohio	2031	1,475 MW
7	Bergen Generating Station	Bergen County, New Jersey	2027	1,371 MW
8	Hanging Rock 765 kV	Lawrence County, Ohio	2027	1,364 MW
9	Hanging Rock 765 kV	Lawrence County, Ohio	–	1,364 MW
10	Sammis - South Canton 345 kV	Carroll County, Ohio	2030	1,300 MW

Planned natural gas power plants expected online soonest in PJM

In the next 18 months, soonest first

#	Natural gas power plant	Location	Expected online	Capacity
1	East Towanda 230 kV	Bradford County, Pennsylvania	2026	908 MW
2	Saegers 230 kV	Lycoming County, Pennsylvania	2026	907 MW
3	Jackson Generation	Will County, Illinois	2027	1,261 MW
4	Sunbury #1 500kV	Snyder County, Pennsylvania	2027	1,153 MW
5	Bergen 230kV	Bergen County, New Jersey	2027	671 MW
6	Bergen Generating Station	Bergen County, New Jersey	2027	1,371 MW
7	Hanging Rock 765 kV	Lawrence County, Ohio	2027	1,364 MW
8	Beverly 345 kV	Washington County, Ohio	2027	694 MW
9	Ladysmith CT 230 kV	Caroline County, Virginia	2027	190 MW
10	Lordstown 345 kV	Trumbull County, Ohio	2027	970 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 PJM

How many natural gas power plants are planned in PJM?: Developers have proposed 89 natural gas power plants in PJM with 65 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 PJM?: Flint Run 500 kV in Doddridge County, West Virginia is the largest planned, at 2,100 MW. It is expected to come online in 2026.
Who is developing natural gas power plants in PJM?: 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.