How big is Hill Top Energy Center, LLC?

Hill Top Energy Center, LLC has a reported capacity of 664.7 MW. Source: EIA Form 860M.

What kind of plant is Hill Top Energy Center, LLC?

Hill Top Energy Center, LLC is a Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle facility in Greene County, PA, participating in the PJM market.

Where is Hill Top Energy Center, LLC located?

Hill Top Energy Center, LLC is in Greene County, PA, inside the PJM balancing area.

Who operates Hill Top Energy Center, LLC?

Hill Top Energy Center, LLC is operated by Hill Top Energy Center, LLC according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.

How much electricity does Hill Top Energy Center, LLC generate?

Hill Top Energy Center, LLC reported 4,207.3 GWh over the twelve months to 2026-04. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.

How does Hill Top Energy Center, LLC compare to other plants?

By capacity, Hill Top Energy Center, LLC ranks #201 of 538 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #17 of 26 in PA.

Hill Top Energy Center, LLC — 665 MW gas plant, PA

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Overview

Nameplate capacity: 664.7 MW
Canonical EIA plant baseline.
Registry anchor: Plant 62565
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Structured profile

Technology: Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Operator: Hill Top Energy Center, LLC

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Units and generators

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

Generator	Capacity	Technology	Operation	Status
GEN1	664.7 MW 623.5 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CS	Jul 2021	Operating

Performance

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

Peer context

Technology capacity: 664.7 MW
National rank: #201
PA rank: #17

Monthly generation

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Latest 12 months

4.21 TWh

Reported net generation

Latest report

Apr 2026

EIA-923 monthly filing

2025 capacity factor

73.1%

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

UNKNOWN171749

IN SERVICE · 138 kV

2.2 km

HATFIELD

Commercial, land, and environmental record

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

Financing

Investment/Ownership Change

Jul 8, 2019

Ardian acquired a 41.9% co-control stake in Hill Top from funds managed by Ares Management. Menora Mivtachim Insurance was identified as the third partner in the project partnership.

Ardian · Ares Management Corporation · Menora Mivtachim Insurance

ardian.com

Transactions and agreements

Development Commenced

Jun 2015

ECT identifies June 2015 as the beginning of its project timeline for environmental, permitting, transmission, gas-pipeline, water, and related infrastructure support.

Environmental Consulting & Technology, Inc.

ectinc.com

Regulatory Approval

Dec 1, 2017

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued final air-quality plan approval for the natural-gas-fired combined-cycle plant in Cumberland Township, Greene County.

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

pa.gov

Construction Commenced

Mar 2019

Construction of the approximately 620 MW 1×1 combined-cycle facility began.

Kiewit Power Constructors

e3co.com

Target Commercial Operation

Jun 1, 2021

The project's targeted commercial-operation date as identified by the independent engineer.

E3 Consulting

e3co.com

Ownership Change

Apr 2025

Ardian purchased the remaining interest in Hill Top, after having acquired the 41.9% co-control stake in 2019, establishing sole control of the asset.

Ardian

ardian.com

Related parties and identifiers

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Timeline and sources

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Project timeline

Jun 2015
Jun 2015
Project development and permitting commencedectinc.com
ECT identifies June 2015 as the beginning of its project timeline for environmental, permitting, transmission, gas-pipeline, water, and related infrastructure support.
Dec 1, 2017
Dec 1, 2017
Final air-quality plan approval

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