FPL ENERGY MARCUS HOOK LP

How FPL ENERGY MARCUS HOOK LP compares

With 836 MW of capacity, FPL ENERGY MARCUS HOOK LP ranks 16th among the 170 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Pennsylvania and 4th of the 28 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 7.8% of Pennsylvania's operating Natural Gas capacity and 2.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 143rd-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 Delaware County with 4 other operating plants, including EDDYSTONE GENERATING STATION and LIBERTY ELECTRIC POWER PLANT.

EIA-860 lists 4 generators at the site with 836 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 6,599 GWh in 2024 (a 90% capacity factor), up 21% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is LINWOOD (230 kV), about 1.0 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 8,785 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is PSEG SALEM GENERATING STATION (2,382 MW, Nuclear). Within 50 miles are 4 mapped data centers; the nearest is IPR Wilmington CCC in Wilmington, about 7.8 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