Bethlehem Power Plant
Natural gas power plant · Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Calpine Bethlehem LLC
- County
- Northampton County
- Generating units
- 8
- Share of state capacity
- 2.17%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Pennsylvania
- #9 of 72
- EIA plant code
- 55690
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STG4 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 196 MW | 193 MW | 2003 | Operating |
| STG8 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 196 MW | 193 MW | 2003 | Operating |
| CTG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 127 MW | 125 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| CTG2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 127 MW | 125 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| CTG3 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 127 MW | 125 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| CTG5 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 127 MW | 125 MW | 2003 | Operating |
| CTG6 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 127 MW | 125 MW | 2003 | Operating |
| CTG7 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 127 MW | 125 MW | 2003 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 1,153 MW solar plant and a 1,153 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Pennsylvania power plants · What Pennsylvania actually generates