CROYDON CT GENERATING STATION

How CROYDON CT GENERATING STATION compares

With 546 MW of capacity, CROYDON CT GENERATING STATION ranks 27th among the 170 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Pennsylvania and 2nd of the 17 operating Oil plants in the state. It accounts for about 17% of Pennsylvania's operating Oil capacity and 1.4% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 12th-largest of the 544 operating Oil plants in the database. Commissioned in 1974, it is older than 75% of the 168 operating Pennsylvania plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, EXELON POWER, runs 11 operating plants in Pennsylvania totaling 2,992 MW. It shares Bucks County with 6 other operating plants, including FAIRLESS ENERGY CENTER and FALLS.

EIA-860 lists 8 generators at the site with 546 MW of nameplate capacity, all petroleum liquids technology. Net generation was 2 GWh in 2024 (a capacity factor under 0.1%).

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is CROYDON (230 kV), about 0.1 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by PECO ENERGY CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 38 operating power plants totaling 2,847 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is FAIRLESS ENERGY CENTER (1,338 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 5 mapped data centers; the nearest is Equinix PH1 - Philadelphia in Philadelphia, about 16.4 miles away.

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology