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EIA plant 55298

Fairless Hills · Bucks · PA

Fairless Energy Center

Operated by Edgewater Generation, LLC

Annual generation7,691,098 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextPJM Interconnection, LLCBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Fairless Energy Center?

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40.147500, -74.741100

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Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.

Equipment mix

Operating capacity by technology

TechnologyNatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle1,338 MW represented

Grouped from this plant’s represented generator records. Use the PA plant index for regional peers.

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Electricity output across the year

Monthly net generation shows the seasonal shape of this plant's represented output. A negative value is retained when the source reports net consumption.

1738,790
2737,279
3755,198
4424,748
5546,874
6740,664
7785,923
8798,972
9647,323
10410,903
11363,090
12741,334

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 12 of 12 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.

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Electricity output across the year — MWh net generation
RecordMWh net generation
1738,790
2737,279
3755,198
4424,748
5546,874
6740,664
7785,923
8798,972
9647,323
10410,903
11363,090
12741,334

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1738,790 MWh
2737,279 MWh
3755,198 MWh
4424,748 MWh
5546,874 MWh
6740,664 MWh
7785,923 MWh
8798,972 MWh
9647,323 MWh
10410,903 MWh
11363,090 MWh
12741,334 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
ST1Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG271.2OP
ST2Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG271.2OP
CT1ANatural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG198.9OP
CT1BNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG198.9OP
CT2ANatural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG198.9OP
CT2BNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG198.9OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
55298
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Delaware River
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 8 has the highest recorded value (798,972 MWh) and 11 the lowest (363,090 MWh). Their difference is 435,882 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 6 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 198.9 (CT1A, CT1B, CT2A) to 271.2 (ST1, ST2). The difference is 72.3 in the column's stated units. This summary covers the displayed rows and retains the table's period and scope.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
CT1ANatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle198.9191.0207.0105.0
CT1BNatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle198.9191.0207.0105.0
CT2ANatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle198.9191.0207.0105.0
CT2BNatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle198.9191.0207.0105.0
ST1Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle271.2258.0263.755.0
ST2Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle271.2258.0263.755.0

EIA-860 2024 final source. Ratings describe capacity, not actual generation or availability. Missing ratings are not zero.

Source: US Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860 2024 plant and operable-generator workbooks; archive 2024. US EIA-authored information is generally public domain; cite EIA, preserve third-party exceptions, changes and no-endorsement context. Source-specific derived data.

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