# Richmond Generating Station

PJM asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/richmond-generating-station

## Current generation inventory

EIA plant 3168 · Inventory reporting month: 2026-08.

- petroleum: 131.6 MW operating nameplate
- Capacity basis: operating_generator_nameplate_mw
- Source inventory: [EIA-860M workbook (preliminary)](https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/xls/august_generator2026.xlsx)
- Inventory retrieved: 2026-10-10T22:49:53.020309+00:00
- Filed coordinate (longitude, latitude): -75.07525, 39.984469
- OSM extract: 2026-10-09T20:21:04Z
- OSM mapped edit: 2025-11-28 00:10:04+00:00
- Map prepared: 2026-10-10T23:05:21.744277+00:00

Battery power (MW) and stored energy (MWh) are separate measures. Shared physical-site membership does not establish electrical connectivity, settlement or a common export limit.

## Reviewed overview

Richmond Generating Station is a two-unit, 98 MW oil-fueled generating facility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Constellation operates it as part of its Peaking Division, and Constellation Energy Generation, LLC owns it, having succeeded the Exelon Generation Company. Its two combustion turbines, Units 91 and 92, are General Electric Frame 7B machines nominally rated at 66 MW each. The units run as needed for peak energy demand periods and load balancing.

## Reviewed metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 131.6 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 3168 — plant-3168

## Facts

- **Technology:** Petroleum Liquids
- **Operator:** Constellation

## Related parties

- **Owner:** Constellation Energy Generation, LLC — owner ([source](https://www.constellationenergy.com))
- **Operator:** Constellation — operator ([source](https://www.constellationenergy.com))
- **Former owner:** Exelon Generation Company — former owner
- **Equipment supplier:** General Electric — equipment supplier ([source](https://www.ge.com))

## Sources

- [crawler.dep.state.pa.us](https://crawler.dep.state.pa.us/Air/AirQuality/AQPortalFiles/Permits/RACT/RACT%20II%20is%20RACT%20III/Constellation%20Richmond/Constellation%20Richmond%20R2%20equals%20R3%20review%20memo.pdf) — crawler.dep.state.pa.us · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [constellationenergy.com](https://www.constellationenergy.com/about/locations/richmond-generating-station.html) — constellationenergy.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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Canonical page: https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/richmond-generating-station
Website: [Constellation Energy Generation, LLC](https://www.constellationenergy.com)

Source: Ask the Grid — https://askthegrid.com/