Northampton Generating Plant
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Northampton Generating Plant is an operating power station of at least 134-megawatts (MW) in Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Northampton Generating Plant | Northampton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States | 40.691994, -75.478683 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1: 40.691994, -75.478683
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Start year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Operating | coal: waste coal, other: tires | 134.1 | subcritical | 1995 |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | EIF Northampton GP LLC [100%] | OLYMPUS HOLDINGS LLC [100.0%] |
History
The Northampton Generating Plant is a 134-megawatt (nameplate capacity) cogeneration facility that provides electricity to Metropolitan Energy and process steam for use in Newstech's recycled paper mill. It is fueled by anthracite waste coal and petroleum coke. The plant is owned by Northampton Generating Company L.P., an affiliate of National Energy & Gas Transmission, Inc.[1]
According to the Sierra Club, the plant is unique in that won an award as a "clean power plant" from the state in 1996, despite being ranked as one of the dirtiest power plants in the United States in 2002.[2]
Emissions Data
- 2024 Gross Load (MWh): 568,070[3]
- 2024 SO2 Mass (short tons): 369[3]
- 2024 CO2 Mass (short tons): 663,510[3]
- 2024 NOx Mass (short tons): 257[3]
- 2023 Mercury emissions (Hg, lb): 0.29[4][5]
New Jersey lawsuit
On February 7th, 2007 the state of New Jersey took legal action against the Environmental Protection Agency for failing to respond when the state objected to a permit renewal application from a coal-fired plant in Portland, Pa., run by Reliant Energy Inc.[6]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ "Northampton Generating Plant," National Energy & Gas Transmission website, accessed Sep 2017
- ↑ "Stopping the Coal Rush", Sierra Club, accessed February 2009.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 EIA (2024). "Clean Air Markets Program Data (CAMD)". Retrieved 2025-02-20.
- ↑ Clean Air and Power Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (February 2024). "Annual data 2022 vs. 2023". Retrieved 2025-03-04.
- ↑ Toxics Release Inventory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (October 2024). "2023 Basic Plus Data". Retrieved 2025-03-04.
- ↑ "Stopping the Coal Rush", Sierra Club, accessed February 2009.
Additional data
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