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West Point (PA)

West Point (PA) is a 88.4 MW operating power plant in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, operated by Merck & Co Inc-West Point.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingJan 1972 (current stage)
  5. ClosedAug 2022 (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
COG3Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine38 MW OperatingApr 2001
GEN2Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine32 MW OperatingJan 1989
GEN3Petroleum Liquids2.5 MW Out of service long-termJan 1972
GEN18Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine2.5 MW Standby / back-upAug 2024
GEN17Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine2.0 MW Standby / back-upApr 2022
GEN20Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine2.0 MW Standby / back-upJul 2024
GEN14Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine1.5 MW Standby / back-upAug 2016
GEN9Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine1.3 MW Standby / back-upFeb 2004
GN10Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine1.3 MW Standby / back-upFeb 2004
GEN15Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine1.3 MW Standby / back-upMay 2017
GEN16Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine1.3 MW Standby / back-upMay 2020
GEN5Petroleum Liquids1.2 MW Out of service long-termJun 1994
GEN8Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine1.0 MW Out of service long-termAug 1999
GN11Petroleum Liquids1.0 MW Standby / back-upNov 2010
GEN19Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine1.0 MW Standby / back-upApr 2024
GEN21Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine2.5 MW Under construction (over 50%)Target Dec 2026
GEN1Natural Gas Steam Turbine3.0 MW RetiredDec 1987Dec 2014
GEN4Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine1.7 MW RetiredJun 1995May 2020
GEN6Petroleum Liquids1.2 MW RetiredJun 1993Aug 2017
GEN7Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine0.7 MW RetiredJun 1994Aug 2022

Plant details

Operator
Merck & Co Inc-West Point
Location
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Balancing authority
PJM
Sector
Industrial CHP
Capacity
Operating: 85.9 MW
Out of service: 4.7 MW
Under construction: 2.5 MW
Retired: 6.6 MW
First unit online
Jan 1972
EIA plant ID
52149

Location

40.2180, -75.2988

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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