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EIA plant 55667

Bangor · Northampton · PA

Lower Mount Bethel Energy

Operated by Lower Mount Bethel Energy LLC

Annual generation3,984,510 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextPJM Interconnection, LLCBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Lower Mount Bethel Energy?

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40.801924, -75.107563

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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 Cycle651.6 MW represented

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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.

1401,637
2388,054
3373,580
4379,610
5238,889
6333,559
7376,307
8393,701
9201,098
10110,199
11418,132
12369,744

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
1401,637
2388,054
3373,580
4379,610
5238,889
6333,559
7376,307
8393,701
9201,098
10110,199
11418,132
12369,744

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1401,637 MWh
2388,054 MWh
3373,580 MWh
4379,610 MWh
5238,889 MWh
6333,559 MWh
7376,307 MWh
8393,701 MWh
9201,098 MWh
10110,199 MWh
11418,132 MWh
12369,744 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
G3Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG228.6OP
G1Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG211.5OP
G2Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG211.5OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
55667
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, 11 has the highest recorded value (418,132 MWh) and 10 the lowest (110,199 MWh). Their difference is 307,933 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 3 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 211.5 (G1, G2) to 228.6 (G3). The difference is 17.1 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
G1Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle211.5195.3195.396.0
G2Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle211.5191.3191.396.0
G3Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle228.6215.0215.0135.0

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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