How big is Hickory Run Energy Station?

Hickory Run Energy Station has a reported capacity of 1,033.7 MW. Source: EIA Form 860.

What kind of plant is Hickory Run Energy Station?

Hickory Run Energy Station is a Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle facility in Lawrence County, PA, participating in the PJM market.

Where is Hickory Run Energy Station located?

Hickory Run Energy Station is in Lawrence County, PA, inside the PJM balancing area.

Who operates Hickory Run Energy Station?

Hickory Run Energy Station is operated by Hickory Run Energy, LLC according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.

How much electricity does Hickory Run Energy Station generate?

Hickory Run Energy Station reported 6,833.3 GWh over the twelve months to 2026-06. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.

How does Hickory Run Energy Station compare to other plants?

By capacity, Hickory Run Energy Station ranks #90 of 538 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #8 of 26 in PA.

Hickory Run Energy Station — 1,034 MW gas plant, PA

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Overview

Reported capacity: 1,033.7 MW
EIA-reported nameplate capacity; other nameplate and seasonal ratings may differ.
Technology: Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Primary generation technology.
Registry anchor: Plant 61028
Hickory Run Energy, LLC · Lawrence County · PJM
Operating status: Operating
Hickory Run Energy Station is operating.
Commercial operation: May 18, 2020
Best-supported operating milestone.

Profile

Grid role: Wholesale combined-cycle generation resource supplying the PJM electricity market.
Context: Hickory Run was Kansai Electric Power’s first greenfield power project in North America. The approximately 1,000-MW combined-cycle facility supplies the PJM wholesale market and is connected through the Hoytdale-Shenango 345-kV transmission line.
Physical build: Construction of the Hickory Run natural-gas combined-cycle plant included two Siemens SGT6-8000H gas turbine generators, two heat-recovery steam generators, and one Siemens steam turbine generator. The detailed Siemens equipment package comprised two SGT6-8000H gas turbines, one SST-5000 steam turbine, two SGen-100A generators, and one SGen-2000H generator; Kiewit Power Constructors was the EPC contractor.

Structured profile

Reported capacity: 1,033.7 MW
Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Commercial operation: May 18, 2020
Operating status: operating
Hickory Run Energy Station is operating.
Location: Lawrence County
PJM
Operator: Hickory Run Energy, LLC

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Units and generators

Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.

Generator	Capacity	Technology	Operation	Status
CTG1	295 MW 273.5 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT	May 2020	Operating
CTG2	295 MW 274.6 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT	May 2020	Operating
STG1	443.7 MW 414.2 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CA	May 2020	Operating

Performance

Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.

Peer context

Technology capacity: 1,033.7 MW; Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
National rank: #90; of 538 operating peers
PA rank: #8; of 26 operating peers

Monthly generation

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Latest 12 months

6.83 TWh

Reported net generation

Latest report

Jun 2026

EIA-923 monthly filing

2025 capacity factor

73.6%

Using current reported nameplate capacity

Grid and market context

Deterministic links to ERCOT market resources, price records, outage disclosures, queue records, and nearby infrastructure. Candidate joins remain labeled until corroborated.

Nearby substations

HIFLD infrastructure inventory

TAP138765

IN SERVICE · 69 kV

3.0 km

UNKNOWN138764

Commercial, land, and environmental record

Source-backed project transactions, agreements, land records, permits, and environmental disclosures. Portfolio and adjacent-project facts remain explicitly scoped.

Transactions and agreements

EPC Contract

Aug 21, 2017

Kiewit awarded EPC contract for engineering, procurement, construction and start-up of approximately 1,000 MW natural-gas combined-cycle power plant.

1,000 MW contractedKiewit Power Constructors Co. · Hickory Run Energy Center, LLC

Tyr Energy-Led Consortium Starts Construction for Hickory Run Energy - Tyr Energy

O&M Agreement

May 18, 2020

NAES, a Tyr affiliate, engaged for operations and maintenance services upon commercial operations, employing approximately 23 full-time local personnel. Tyr Energy, LLC provides asset-management services.

NAES Corporation · Hickory Run Energy Center, LLC · Tyr Energy, LLC

Hickory Run Energy Commences Commercial Operations May 18, 2020 - Tyr Energy

Land and environmental record

Air Operating Permit

Jul 15, 2025

37-00337

Pennsylvania Title V/State Operating Permit issued July 15, 2025; expires June 30, 2030. Holder: Hickory Run Energy, LLC.

1451743[37-00337]_Issued_v1.pdf

Environmental Compliance Milestone

Oct 2021

Hydrant flushing in October 2021 produced no reported NPDES exceedances

Facility submitted hydrant-flushing plan in September 2021; DEP found it adequate. Post-flushing analyses for Outfall 001 parameters reported no exceedances.

Source

Industrial Water Supply

May 20, 2022

Reclaimed treated municipal wastewater from New Castle Sanitation Authority

Hickory Run receives grey water or treated municipal wastewater from New Castle Sanitation Authority, treats it onsite, and uses in steam-turbine systems, cooling-tower makeup, fire hydrants, and other uses.

Source

NPDES Permit

Jan 1, 2019

PA0272591

Individual NPDES permit effective January 1, 2019; expired December 31, 2023. Renewal application for treated-industrial-waste discharge identified in April 25, 2026 PA Bulletin notice.

AUTHORIZATION TO DISCHARGE UNDER THE NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS FOR INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER FACILITIES

Permitted Discharge Flow

May 20, 2022

1.3 MGD Outfall 001 design basis; 0.001 MGD assigned to each of Outfalls 002 and 003 for cooling-tower mist

NPDES permit states 1.3-MGD discharge rate for Outfall 001. 2022 amendment assigned 0.001 MGD to Outfalls 002 & 003 for daily estimated cooling-tower wind-blown mist.

AUTHORIZATION TO DISCHARGE UNDER THE NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS FOR INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER FACILITIES

Related parties and identifiers

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Timeline and sources

Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.

Project timeline

2013
2013
Initial Development ProposalGas-fired p...
The Hickory Run project was first proposed by LS Power Development as a gas-fired facility in Lawrence County.
Jun 2016
Jun 2016
Project Acquisition

Hickory Run Energy Station