PEACH BOTTOM

How PEACH BOTTOM compares

With 2,319 MW of capacity, PEACH BOTTOM ranks 2nd among the 170 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Pennsylvania and 2nd of the 5 operating Nuclear plants in the state. It accounts for about 23% of Pennsylvania's operating Nuclear capacity and 5.9% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 16th-largest of the 55 operating Nuclear plants in the database. Commissioned in 1974, it is older than 75% of the 168 operating Pennsylvania plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, EXELON NUCLEAR, runs 3 operating plants in Pennsylvania totaling 5,572 MW. It shares York County with 7 other operating plants, including PPL BRUNNER ISLAND and YORK ENERGY CENTER.

EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 2,876 MW of nameplate capacity, all nuclear technology (this page's HIFLD capacity figure is 2,319 MW). Net generation was 21,839 GWh in 2024 (an 86% capacity factor), down 2% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is PEACH BOTTOM (500 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 14 operating power plants totaling 3,953 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is MUDDY RUN (1,072 MW, Hydro). Within 50 miles are 3 mapped data centers; the nearest is USNAMES-NET in Wilmington, about 34.1 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