FAIRLESS ENERGY CENTER

How FAIRLESS ENERGY CENTER compares

With 1,338 MW of capacity, FAIRLESS ENERGY CENTER ranks 10th among the 170 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Pennsylvania and is the largest of the 28 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 13% of Pennsylvania's operating Natural Gas capacity and 3.4% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 39th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2004, it is newer than 60% of the 168 operating Pennsylvania plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Bucks County with 6 other operating plants, including CROYDON CT GENERATING STATION and FALLS.

EIA-860 lists 6 generators at the site with 1,338 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 7,691 GWh in 2024 (a 65% capacity factor), about the same as in 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is MCDOWELL, about 0.6 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by PECO ENERGY CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 36 operating power plants totaling 1,220 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is CROYDON CT GENERATING STATION (546 MW, Oil). Within 50 miles are 4 mapped data centers; the nearest is Equinix PH1 - Philadelphia in Philadelphia, about 25.7 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