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1701 MW Natural Gas operating in Northampton, PA
1,701 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Natural Gas Steam Turbine
Technology
1975
Operating Since
Coordinates
40.7978, -75.1054
County
Northampton, PA
Nearby Plants
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| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | TalenEnergy Martins Creek LLC | MC Project Company | — |
| Owner(s) | MC Project Company LLC | Talen Energy | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Talen Energy's Martins Creek power plant, located in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, has a total capacity of 1701 MW. The plant, which began operating in 1975, utilizes natural gas as its primary fuel source, powering two natural gas steam turbine generators. The plant is owned by Talen Energy and operated by TalenEnergy Martins Creek LLC. It ranks as the second-largest power plant in Pennsylvania out of 35, and 47th nationally out of 945 plants.
The Martins Creek facility operates within the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority and the RFC NERC region. The plant's latest annual generation was 2,249,590 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 15.0%.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
PJM
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
RFC
Balancing Authority
PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM)
Grid Voltage
230.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
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7.2K MWh
Latest Month
2.2M MWh
Annual Generation
15.0%
Capacity Factor
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CO₂ Intensity
1559 lb/MWh
NOx
0.949 lb/MWh
SO₂
0.108 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.029 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.003 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
3.5%
Annual Net Gen
543 GWh
CO₂eq
1561 lb/MWh
Subregion
RFC East
2013
$965/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $1.6B
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Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Martins Creek Substation · 230 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
PJM
LMP Node
50621
Pricing Hub
WESTERN HUB
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
No wholesale contracts disclosed in FERC EQR for this plant.
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Last updated 2026-05-31
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