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EIA plant 58195

University Park · Centre · PA

East Campus Steam Plant

Operated by Penn State University

Annual generation45,267 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextPJM Interconnection, LLCBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is East Campus Steam Plant?

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40.809167, -77.847500

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Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.

Equipment mix

Operating capacity by technology

TechnologyNatural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine7 MW represented

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Electricity output across the year

Monthly net generation shows the seasonal shape of this plant's represented output. A negative value is retained when the source reports net consumption.

14,995.06
24,374.72
34,760.84
41,153.46
52,216.76
64,433.52
72,489.2
84,500.16
94,179.7
104,136.58
114,656.96
123,370.22

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 12 of 12 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.

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Electricity output across the year — MWh net generation
RecordMWh net generation
14,995.06
24,374.72
34,760.84
41,153.46
52,216.76
64,433.52
72,489.2
84,500.16
94,179.7
104,136.58
114,656.96
123,370.22

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
14,995 MWh
24,375 MWh
34,761 MWh
41,153 MWh
52,217 MWh
64,434 MWh
72,489 MWh
84,500 MWh
94,180 MWh
104,137 MWh
114,657 MWh
123,370 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
CT1Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG7OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
58195
Sector
Commercial CHP
Water source
Unavailable
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 1 has the highest recorded value (4,995 MWh) and 4 the lowest (1,153 MWh). Their difference is 3,842 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
CT1Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine7.07.48.93.3

EIA-860 2024 final source. Ratings describe capacity, not actual generation or availability. Missing ratings are not zero.

Source: US Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860 2024 plant and operable-generator workbooks; archive 2024. US EIA-authored information is generally public domain; cite EIA, preserve third-party exceptions, changes and no-endorsement context. Source-specific derived data.

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