Bucknell University
Natural gas power plant · Union County, Pennsylvania
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Bucknell University
- County
- Union County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Pennsylvania
- #63 of 72
- EIA plant code
- 54333
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G001 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 4.7 MW | 4.5 MW | 1998 | Operating |
| G502 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 1.2 MW | 0.8 MW | 1991 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Pennsylvania
| Mahoning Creek Hydroelectric Project | Hydro | 6.0 MW |
| Pennsbury | Other | 6.0 MW |
| ECP Uptown Campus | Natural gas | 5.6 MW |
| PWD Northeast WPCP Biogas Cogen Plant | Other | 5.6 MW |
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 5.9 MW solar plant and a 5.9 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