St Nicholas Cogen Project
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania · EIA plant ID 54634 · Operator: Schuylkill Energy Resource Inc
Nameplate99MWSummer 86 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation658GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor87%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate14,802Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1990Runs as baseload
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), gas/coal/oil units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 712.3 | 91.8% | 12,139 |
| 2002 | 761.2 | 100.3% | 13,325 |
| 2003 | 754.1 | 97.8% | 12,452 |
| 2004 | 732.2 | 97.4% | 12,452 |
| 2005 | 742.3 | 96.3% | 12,452 |
| 2006 | 789 | 102.5% | 12,452 |
| 2007 | 665.5 | 88.3% | 13,730 |
| 2008 | 668 | 87.9% | 13,660 |
| 2009 | 643 | 84.9% | 13,678 |
| 2010 | 664.2 | 87.6% | 13,683 |
| 2011 | 705.5 | 93.1% | 13,771 |
| 2012 | 706.6 | 93.0% | 13,808 |
| 2013 | 670.2 | 89.0% | 13,851 |
| 2014 | 683.7 | 90.8% | 13,854 |
| 2015 | 660.2 | 87.2% | 13,884 |
| 2016 | 657 | 87.0% | 15,204 |
| 2017 | 624.2 | 82.8% | 15,323 |
| 2018 | 621.4 | 82.5% | 15,472 |
| 2019 | 600.5 | 79.7% | 15,228 |
| 2020 | 655.2 | 86.7% | 15,160 |
| 2021 | 659.7 | 87.6% | 15,096 |
| 2022 | 631.3 | 83.8% | 15,211 |
| 2023 | 647.1 | 85.9% | 15,042 |
| 2024 | 639.8 | 84.7% | 14,326 |
| 2025 | 663.9 | 88.1% | 14,862 |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNCP | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 99.2 | 86 | Sep 1990 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Schuylkill Energy Resource Inc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Schuylkill Energy Resource Inc | 100.0% | 99 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Locust Ridge II LLC | 102 MW | 2.6 km |
| John B Rich Memorial Power Station | 88 MW | 4.1 km |
| Wheelabrator Frackville Energy | retired | 4.4 km |
| Locust Ridge | 26 MW | 5.2 km |
| PF Onsite BESS | — | 13.3 km |
| PPL Martins Creek LLC Fishbach | retired | 15.3 km |