SMITHTON, PA—Tenaska Westmoreland Generating Station, a new natural gas-fueled power plant in southwest Pennsylvania, is operational.
Located near Smithton in South Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County, the 940-megawatt (MW) plant can generate enough power for about 940,000 homes in the PJM Interconnection market, which coordinates the delivery of reliable power in all or parts of 13 eastern states, including Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia. Commercial operation of the plant began Friday, Dec. 21.
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