FALLS

How FALLS compares

With 64 MW of capacity, FALLS ranks 63rd among the 170 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Pennsylvania and 6th of the 17 operating Oil plants in the state. It accounts for about 2.0% of Pennsylvania's operating Oil capacity and 0.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 58th-largest of the 544 operating Oil plants in the database. Commissioned in 1970, it is older than 84% 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 CROYDON CT GENERATING STATION.

EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 64 MW of nameplate capacity, all petroleum liquids technology. Net generation was 0.187 GWh in 2024 (a capacity factor under 0.1%).

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is MCDOWELL, about 3.3 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 37 operating power plants totaling 2,651 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 24.7 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