Cheswick Power PlantRetired
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania · EIA plant ID 8226 · Operator: NRG Power Midwest LP
×637 MW coal retired since 2020 (latest Mar 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3,572.2 | 72.6% | 10,463 |
| 2002 | 3,021.3 | 61.4% | 9,789 |
| 2003 | 3,789.7 | 74.6% | 9,858 |
| 2004 | 3,174.8 | 62.3% | 9,970 |
| 2005 | 2,889.7 | 56.9% | 10,037 |
| 2006 | 2,814.4 | 55.4% | 10,108 |
| 2007 | 2,906.6 | 57.2% | 10,071 |
| 2008 | 2,446.6 | 48.0% | 10,460 |
| 2009 | 2,765.1 | 54.4% | 10,067 |
| 2010 | 1,781.9 | 35.1% | 10,573 |
| 2011 | 2,538.5 | 50.0% | 10,785 |
| 2012 | 2,423.9 | 49.0% | 10,488 |
| 2013 | 2,815.2 | 57.1% | 10,658 |
| 2014 | 2,921.2 | 59.2% | 10,513 |
| 2015 | 1,940.5 | 39.4% | 11,109 |
| 2016 | 1,950.6 | 39.3% | 10,752 |
| 2017 | 1,287.5 | 26.0% | 11,146 |
| 2018 | 1,204.9 | 24.3% | 11,753 |
| 2019 | 789.8 | 16.0% | 12,277 |
| 2020 | 550.9 | 11.1% | 12,198 |
| 2021 | 1,379.4 | 27.9% | 11,641 |
| 2022 | 458.2 | 57.3% | 12,433 |
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 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 637 | 565 | Jun 1970 | Retired Mar 2022 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: NRG Power Midwest LP. 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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