LIBERTY ELECTRIC POWER PLANT

How LIBERTY ELECTRIC POWER PLANT compares

With 614 MW of capacity, LIBERTY ELECTRIC POWER PLANT ranks 23rd among the 170 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Pennsylvania and 10th of the 28 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 5.8% of Pennsylvania's operating Natural Gas capacity and 1.6% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 247th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2002, it is newer than 54% 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 FPL ENERGY MARCUS HOOK LP.

EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 614 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 3,900 GWh in 2024 (a 72% capacity factor), up 10% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is EDDYSTONE (230 kV), about 0.5 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 36 operating power plants totaling 5,416 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is HAY ROAD (1,193 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 4 mapped data centers; the nearest is Quonix Datacenter (2401 Locust St) in Philadelphia, about 10.2 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