Hunlock Power Station
Natural gas power plant · Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Hunlock Energy, LLC
- County
- Luzerne County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.27%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Pennsylvania
- #34 of 72
- EIA plant code
- 3176
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 50 MW | 29 MW | 1959 | Operating |
| 5 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 48 MW | 48 MW | 2011 | Operating |
| 6 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 48 MW | 48 MW | 2011 | 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
| Hazelton | Natural gas | 172 MW |
| Great Cove Solar II | Solar | 150 MW |
| Mehoopany Wind Energy LLC | Wind | 141 MW |
| Twin Ridges Wind Farm | Wind | 139 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 146 MW solar plant and a 146 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