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Schuylkill Generating Station

Schuylkill Generating Station is a 39.8 MW operating oil-fired power plant in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, operated by Constellation Power, Inc.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingJul 1958 (current stage)
  5. ClosedDec 2012 (not yet reached)

This plant has generators at more than one stage; see the table below.

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
11Petroleum Liquids21 MW OperatingJun 1971
10Petroleum Liquids19 MW OperatingMay 1969
1Petroleum Liquids190 MW RetiredJul 1958Dec 2012
IC1Petroleum Liquids2.7 MW RetiredJul 1967Dec 2012

Plant details

Operator
Constellation Power, Inc
Location
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Balancing authority
PJM
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Capacity
Operating: 39.8 MW
Retired: 193 MW
First unit online
Jul 1958
EIA plant ID
3169

Location

39.9419, -75.1883

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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, September 2026. Planned dates are targets reported by the developer and often change. Report a problem