Whitemarsh Central Utility PlantRetired
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania · EIA plant ID 56513 · Operator: Whitemarsh Continuing Care Retirement Community
×2 MW natural gas retired since 2020 (latest May 2022)
Nameplate—MWSummer — MW
Generators0in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online—
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), primary-fuel 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1.2 | 12.3% | 10,500 |
| 2008 | 2.1 | 15.2% | 11,373 |
| 2009 | 2.1 | 15.1% | 11,374 |
| 2010 | 2.3 | 16.6% | 11,373 |
| 2011 | 0.2 | 1.8% | 11,384 |
| 2012 | 0.8 | 5.7% | 10,847 |
| 2013 | 0.2 | 1.8% | 11,380 |
| 2014 | 0.2 | 1.4% | 11,370 |
| 2015 | 0.2 | 1.6% | 11,370 |
| 2016 | 0.3 | 1.8% | 10,671 |
| 2017 | 0.2 | 1.4% | — |
| 2018 | 0.2 | 1.8% | 11,226 |
| 2019 | 0.3 | 2.3% | 11,201 |
| 2020 | 1 | 7.0% | 11,039 |
| 2021 | 0.7 | 5.2% | 10,500 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0.3% | 12,756 |
| 2023 | 0.1 | — | 10,649 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CGE | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 1.6 | 1.6 | May 2007 | Retired May 2022 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Whitemarsh Continuing Care Retirement Community. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
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