46th largest plant in Pennsylvania · 1619th nationally
Portland (Pa) is a natural gas power plant in Pennsylvania with a nameplate capacity of 194 MW.
| Plant Name | Portland (Pa) |
|---|---|
| Operator | Portland Power, Llc |
| City | Mt. Bethel |
| County | Northampton County |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| ZIP | 18351 |
| Coordinates | 40.91020, -75.07940 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 255 MW | Retired | 1962 |
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 172 MW | Retired | 1958 |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 156 MW | Operating | 1997 |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 20.0 MW | Operating | 1971 |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 18.0 MW | Operating | 1967 |
| CO₂ | 745 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 1 metric tons |
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.