Holtwood

OperatingHydro

Ranked #4 of 28 Hydro plants in PA#82 of 1454 nationally

247.3 MW Hydro operating in Lancaster, PA — PJM Interconnection, LLC

EIAGEMWD

247.3 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

units

Conventional Hydroelectric

Technology

1910

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

39.8272, -76.3318

County

Lancaster, PA

Nearby Plants

Muddy Run
Hydro1072 MW · 3.5 km
Peach Bottom
Nuclear2876.4 MW · 9.3 km
Keystone Solar
Solar5 MW · 10.2 km

Ownership & Operator

Owner data does not fully agree across sources.

EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	BIF III Holtwood LLC	Brookfield Renewable Partners LP [100%]	—
Owner(s)	BIF III Holtwood LLC	Brookfield Renewable Partners LP [100%]	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

GEM identifies the owner as Brookfield Renewable Partners LP [100%]

This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.

About

Holtwood Dam is the oldest of three major dams built across the lower Susquehanna River, and the middle location of the three. It was constructed as the McCalls Ferry Dam between 1905 and 1910 by the Pennsylvania Water & Power (PW&P) Company. The dam was renamed Holtwood in honor of two company executives. PW&P merged with Pennsylvania Power & Light (PPL) in 1955. In 2015 Talen Energy took over PPL's generation and immediately sold the Holtwood plant to Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners to comply with federal antitrust requirements.

Read more on Wikipedia

Holtwood is a hydroelectric power plant located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The plant has a total capacity of 247.3 MW across 14 generators, and it began operating in 1910. The primary fuel source is water (WAT), and the plant utilizes conventional hydroelectric technology. BIF III Holtwood LLC is the owner and operator of the facility.

In terms of grid context, Holtwood operates within the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority and the RFC NERC region. The plant's latest annual generation was 866,073 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 39.8%. Holtwood is ranked as the 4th largest hydroelectric plant out of 4 in Pennsylvania, and it holds a national ranking of 82 out of 194 hydroelectric plants. Recent news articles pertaining to the plant primarily concern deals.

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