Bethlehem Power Plant — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 55690
- Capacity
- 1153 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Northampton, PA
- Operating Since
- 2002
- Generators
- 8
- Operator
- Calpine Bethlehem LLC
- Parent Company
- Constellation Energy
- Annual Generation
- 5,821,151 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 57.8%
- Balancing Authority
- PJM Interconnection, LLC
- ISO/RTO
- PJM
- NERC Region
- RFC
Bethlehem Power Plant
OperatingNatural Gas
Ranked #10 of 70 Natural Gas plants in PA#122 of 2009 nationally
1153 MW Natural Gas operating in Northampton, PA — PJM Interconnection, LLC
EIAWD
1,153 MW
Nameplate Capacity
8
Generators
units
Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Technology
2002
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
40.6175, -75.3147
County
Northampton, PA
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Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Calpine Bethlehem LLC | Calpine Bethlehem | — |
| Owner(s) | Calpine Bethlehem LLC | Constellation Energy | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Bethlehem Power Plant is a natural gas-fired combined cycle power plant located in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. The plant has a total capacity of 1153 MW distributed across 8 generators. It began operating in 2002 and is owned by Constellation Energy. The operator listed with the EIA is Calpine Bethlehem LLC.
The plant operates within the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority and the RFC NERC region. In the most recent year of data, Bethlehem Power Plant generated 5,821,151 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 57.8%. Bethlehem Power Plant is ranked as the 9th largest power plant out of 35 in Pennsylvania, and 126th out of 945 nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
RFC
Balancing Authority
PJM Interconnection, LLC
Grid Voltage
500 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
567.7K MWh
Latest Month
5.8M MWh
Annual Generation
57.8%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
PJM
LMP Node
32947157
Pricing Hub
WESTERN HUB
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
News & Articles (3)Beta
Deals·m and a
Constellation to Sell 4.4 GW of PJM Gas Power Assets to LS Power for $5B in Regulatory Divestiture
Competitive generation giant Constellation Energy has agreed to sell approximately 4.4 GW of natural gas–fired generation capacity in PJM Interconnection to LS Power Equity Advisors for $5 billion, marking the largest single tranche of divestitures required to resolve antitrust and market-power c...
Constellation Energy (seller)LS Power (buyer)
POWER Magazine·1 weeks ago
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Constellation to sell 4.4GW of PJM assets to LS Power for $5B as part of Calpine acquisition
Constellation Energy Corporation will sell a portfolio of generation assets in PJM to LS Power for $5 billion, fulfilling DOJ requirements from its Calpine acquisition.
Constellation Energy Corporation (seller)LS Power (buyer)
Power Engineering·1 weeks ago
Deals·m and a
Bethlehem power plant officially under new ownership
Last week, Constellation completed its $26.6 billion acquisition of Calpine Corporation from Energy Capital Partners.
Constellation (buyer)Calpine Corporation (seller)
WFMZ.com·2 months ago
Last updated 2026-03-21
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