48th largest plant in Pennsylvania · 1736th nationally
Hazelton is a natural gas power plant in Pennsylvania with a nameplate capacity of 172 MW. It generates roughly 12.1k MWh per year — enough to power about 1,151 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 1% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1487 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Hazelton |
|---|---|
| Operator | Hazleton Generation Llc |
| City | Hazelton |
| County | Luzerne County |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| ZIP | 18202 |
| Coordinates | 40.92816, -76.04093 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 72.5 MW | Standby | 1989 |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 33.0 MW | Standby | 2002 |
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 33.0 MW | Standby | 2002 |
| GEN4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 33.0 MW | Standby | 2002 |
| CO₂ | 9.0k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 9 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1487 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | RFC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Pjm Interconnection, Llc |
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.