West Campus Steam Plant
Centre County, Pennsylvania · EIA plant ID 58194 · Operator: Penn State University
Nameplate14MWSummer 9 MW
Generators4in service
Net generation43GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor52%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate4,057Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2017Runs 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 11.9 | 123.3% | 11,725 |
| 2013 | 13 | 134.4% | 11,725 |
| 2014 | 12 | 124.5% | 11,725 |
| 2015 | 4.4 | 283.4% | 11,725 |
| 2016 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017 | 10.2 | 105.8% | 4,090 |
| 2018 | 12.6 | 47.9% | 4,090 |
| 2019 | 12.8 | 48.7% | 4,090 |
| 2020 | 10.5 | 39.8% | 4,090 |
| 2021 | 12.9 | 41.6% | 4,090 |
| 2022 | 36.6 | 44.9% | 4,055 |
| 2023 | 45.2 | 55.5% | 4,045 |
| 2024 | 38.1 | 46.6% | 4,057 |
| 2025 | 45.5 | 55.8% | 4,057 |
Fuel capability
Gas-fired turbines (CT/GT/CA/CS) that can also burn liquid fuel. EIA-860 Schedule 3 for capability, EIA-923 for actual burn.
StatusLikely still dual fuel
Liquid fuel burned · 36 mo6,155 MMBtu
Last month with liquid burnAug 2026
Switch while operatingYes
Net summer MW on gas5
Net summer MW on oil4
Time gas → oilup to 1 h (EIA 1H)
Time oil → gasup to 1 h (EIA 1H)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 6.1 | 4.5 | Dec 2021 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| WC 4 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | ST | 2.9 | 1.5 | Feb 2017 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| WC 5 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | ST | 2.2 | 1.5 | Feb 2017 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| WC6 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | ST | 2.8 | 1.8 | Dec 2021 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| WC 2 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 2.5 | 0.5 | Jan 1938 | Retired Mar 2015 | — | coming soon |
| WC 3 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 3.5 | 0.6 | Jan 1949 | Retired Mar 2015 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Penn State University. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Penn State University | 100.0% | 14 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| East Campus Steam Plant | 7 MW | 2.3 km |
| University Park Solar | 2 MW | 3.2 km |
| Mingoville PV II | 2 MW | 19.4 km |
| Mingoville PV I | 3 MW | 19.4 km |
| Sandy Ridge Wind 2, LLC | 88 MW | 30.6 km |
| Warrior Ridge Hydro | 3 MW | 31.5 km |