Lanchester Generating Station
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania · EIA plant ID 56850 · Operator: Energy Developments Inc
Nameplate3MWSummer 3 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation13GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor48%other units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2006
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), other 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.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0 | 0.5% | — |
| 2008 | 2.3 | 21.9% | — |
| 2009 | 5.5 | 52.2% | — |
| 2010 | 8.1 | 76.9% | — |
| 2011 | 17 | 60.8% | — |
| 2012 | 20.2 | 71.8% | — |
| 2013 | 17.1 | 61.0% | — |
| 2014 | 11.9 | 42.5% | — |
| 2015 | 18.4 | 65.7% | — |
| 2016 | 18.9 | 67.4% | — |
| 2017 | 18.6 | 66.3% | — |
| 2018 | 19.4 | 69.0% | — |
| 2019 | 19.3 | 68.8% | — |
| 2020 | 19.4 | 69.2% | — |
| 2021 | 17.2 | 61.2% | — |
| 2022 | 15.2 | 54.3% | — |
| 2023 | 17.7 | 63.3% | — |
| 2024 | 18.6 | 66.3% | — |
| 2025 | 13.4 | 47.8% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Landfill Gas | IC | 1.6 | 1.6 | Dec 2006 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Landfill Gas | IC | 1.6 | 1.6 | Aug 2010 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Energy Developments Inc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Energy Developments Inc | 100.0% | 3 MW |
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Within 80 km.
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