NORTHAMPTON GENERATING COMPANY LP

How NORTHAMPTON GENERATING COMPANY LP compares

With 114 MW of capacity, NORTHAMPTON GENERATING COMPANY LP ranks 41st among the 170 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Pennsylvania and 11th of the 20 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.1% of Pennsylvania's operating Coal capacity and 0.3% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 225th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1995, it is older than 54% of the 168 operating Pennsylvania plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, US OPERATING SERVICES COMPANY, runs 2 operating plants in Pennsylvania totaling 209 MW. It shares Northampton County with 5 other operating plants, including PPL MARTINS CREEK and BETHLEHEM POWER PLANT.

EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 134 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional steam coal technology (this page's HIFLD capacity figure is 114 MW). Net generation was 495 GWh in 2024 (a 42% capacity factor), up 16% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is WESCOSVILLE (500 kV), about 9.2 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by PPL ELECTRIC UTILITIES CORP, under 0.1 miles away. Another 9 operating power plants totaling 4,469 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is PPL MARTINS CREEK (1,790 MW, Oil).

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology