Hamilton Patriot Generation Plant
Natural gas power plant · Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Hamilton Operating Services, LLC
- County
- Lycoming County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 1.64%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Pennsylvania
- #15 of 72
- EIA plant code
- 58426
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 435 MW | 413 MW | 2016 | Operating |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 435 MW | 413 MW | 2016 | 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
| Hunterstown Power Plant | Natural gas | 898 MW |
| Hamilton Liberty | Natural gas | 870 MW |
| Eddystone Generating Station | Natural gas | 862 MW |
| Marcus Hook Energy LP | Natural gas | 836 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 870 MW solar plant and a 870 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