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TalenEnergy Martins Creek — Plant Summary

EIA Plant ID: 3148
Capacity: 1701 MW
Primary Fuel: Natural Gas
Technology: Natural Gas Steam Turbine
Status: Operating
Location: Northampton, PA
Operating Since: 1975
Generators: 2
Operator: TalenEnergy Martins Creek LLC
Parent Company: Talen Energy
Annual Generation: 2,249,590 MWh
Capacity Factor: 15.0%
Balancing Authority: PJM Interconnection, LLC
ISO/RTO: PJM
NERC Region: RFC

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TalenEnergy Martins Creek

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Ranked #3 of 70 Natural Gas plants in PA#42 of 2009 nationally

1701 MW Natural Gas operating in Northampton, PA — PJM Interconnection, LLC

EIAWD

1,701 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

units

Natural Gas Steam Turbine

Technology

1975

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

40.7978, -75.1054

County

Northampton, PA

Nearby Plants

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Natural Gas651.6 MW · 0.5 km
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Solar2 MW · 1.0 km
Foul Rift Solar Farm
Solar15.4 MW · 1.3 km

Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	TalenEnergy Martins Creek LLC	MC Project Company	—
Owner(s)	MC Project Company LLC	Talen Energy	—
Status	Operating	—	—

Ownership Chain

About

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

EIA Plant Profile Wikidata

Engineering & Generators

Grid Context

NERC Region

RFC

Balancing Authority

PJM Interconnection, LLC

Grid Voltage

230 kV

Regulatory Status

Entity Type

Independent Power Producer

Sector

IPP Non-CHP

Generation

7.2K MWh

Latest Month

2.2M MWh

Annual Generation

15.0%

Capacity Factor

Jan 2023 – Dec 2025

Financial Data

No financial data available for this plant.

Pricing & Market Data

HIGH confidence

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

News & Articles (10)Beta

General

Zinc battery storage startup Eos to invest US$353 million in manufacturing and HQ move to Pennsylvania

Eos announced its move to Pennsylvania, US, as well as agreements for energy storage projects with Talen Energy and MN8 Energy.

Energy-Storage.News·4 months ago

Industry·corporate

Who are the top greenhouse gas polluters in the Lehigh Valley? New environmental report provides details

Nearly 12% of all greenhouse gas pollution in Pennsylvania comes from the greater Lehigh Valley area, according to PennEnvironment and...

PennEnvironment (other)

The Morning Call·2 years ago

Industry·corporate

Mapping the Coal Ash Contamination

292 plants reported groundwater monitoring data. Based on that data, 91% of these plants are contaminating groundwater with toxic substances at levels...

Earthjustice·3 years ago