LOWER MOUNT BETHEL ENERGY

How LOWER MOUNT BETHEL ENERGY compares

With 652 MW of capacity, LOWER MOUNT BETHEL ENERGY ranks 20th among the 170 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Pennsylvania and 8th of the 28 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 6.1% of Pennsylvania's operating Natural Gas capacity and 1.7% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 227th-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 Northampton County with 5 other operating plants, including PPL MARTINS CREEK and BETHLEHEM POWER PLANT.

EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 652 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 3,985 GWh in 2024 (a 70% capacity factor), down 7% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is STEEL CITY (500 kV), about 16.4 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by METROPOLITAN EDISON CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 16 operating power plants totaling 4,324 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is PPL MARTINS CREEK (1,790 MW, Oil). Within 50 miles are 4 mapped data centers; the nearest is QTS Piscataway (PNJ1) in Piscataway, about 36.8 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