TalenEnergy Susquehanna — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 6103
- Capacity
- 2532 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Nuclear
- Technology
- Nuclear
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Luzerne, PA
- Operating Since
- 1983
- Generators
- 2
- Operator
- TalenEnergy Susquehanna LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 18,566,666 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 83.8%
- Balancing Authority
- PJM Interconnection, LLC
- ISO/RTO
- PJM
- NERC Region
- RFC
TalenEnergy Susquehanna
OperatingNuclear
Ranked #2 of 5 Nuclear plants in PA#9 of 57 nationally
2532 MW Nuclear operating in Luzerne, PA — PJM Interconnection, LLC
EIAGEMWD
2,532 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Nuclear
Technology
1983
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
41.0919, -76.1462
County
Luzerne, PA
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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 | TalenEnergy Susquehanna LLC | PPL Susquehanna | Talen Energy |
| Owner(s) | Allegheny Electric Coop Inc, TalenEnergy Susquehanna LLC | PPL CORP (former Pennsylvania Power & Light CO (PP&L)) [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as PPL CORP (former Pennsylvania Power & Light CO (PP&L)) [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
The Susquehanna Steam Electric Station is a 2.5-gigawatt nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania. Susquehanna produces 63 GWh per day at 2.4 c/kWh, partly to an adjacent data center campus. It is located near the Susquehanna River in Salem Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
Read more on WikipediaTalenEnergy Susquehanna is a 2,532 MW nuclear power plant located in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. The plant, which began operating in 1983, is owned and operated by TalenEnergy Susquehanna LLC. It consists of two nuclear reactors and is the second-largest power plant in Pennsylvania, and the eighth-largest nuclear plant in the United States.
The plant's latest annual generation was 18,566,666 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 83.8%. The plant operates within the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority and the RFC NERC region. Recent news coverage of the plant includes 6 articles about deals, 3 about industry trends, and 1 about grid operations.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
RFC
Balancing Authority
PJM Interconnection, LLC
Grid Voltage
230 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
1.9M MWh
Latest Month
18.6M MWh
Annual Generation
83.8%
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
50654
Pricing Hub
WESTERN HUB
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
News & Articles (10)Beta
Deals·m and a
Vistra Corp Buys 2 More PA Natural Gas Power Plants; Facebook/Meta Buys 20 Years Of Power From Beaver Valley Nuclear Plant; 18 PA Power Plants Now Locked Up To Feed A.I. Data Centers
The week of January 5, Vistra Corp announced it acquired Cogentrix Energy, including two Pennsylvania natural gas power plants,...
Vistra Corp (buyer)Cogentrix Energy (seller)
PA Environment Digest Blog·2 months ago
Grid·capacity addition
Building Data Centers Without Breaking PJM
Unless data centers are required to bring their own capacity, the region faces declining reliability and billions in excess costs.
PJM (regulator)
NRDC·5 months ago
Industry·technology
Data centers that return energy to electric grid are hot
As hyperscale cloud providers get closer to the energy generation business, their relationship with utilities is becoming more of a two-way...
Fierce Network·6 months ago
Industry·corporate
Tech giants, investors pour billions into firm power, data centers in Pennsylvania
The summit yielded announcements totaling $90 billion in energy and AI investments, though some of the projects had already been announced or were underway.
Power Engineering·8 months ago
Last updated 2026-03-26
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