Martins Creek Power Plant

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Owner/operator : PPL Gen LLC

The Martins Creek power plant has four generation units with a total capacity of about 1,970 megawatts. The plant is located on a 750-acre site on the Delaware River in Lower Mount Bethel Township, Northampton County, about 15 miles north of Easton, Pa. The plant has about 220 full-time employees (figure adjusted for seasonal workload).

Units 1 and 2 are coal-fired, and have a generating capacity of 150 megawatts each. They began commercial operation in 1954 and 1956, respectively. These units were shut down Sept. 14, 2007, under a voluntary agreement with state environmental agencies.

Units 3 and 4 have a generating capacity of about 835 megawatts each and can be fueled by natural gas, oil or both. The units were built in 1974 and 1976, respectively, to burn crude or No. 6 fuel oil. In 1996, PPL modified the units so they could burn natural gas as well.

x2 Res Fuel Oil (Nat Gas) fired (ST) Gen sets
= 1, 702 MW max gen. cap.
x2 Coal-fired (sub-bit) (ST) Gen sets
= 312 MW max gen. cap.
x4 DFO fired (Gas Turb) Gen sets
= 94 MW max gen. cap.
x2 DFO fired (IC) st/by Gen sets
= 6 MW gen cap.

= 2, 114 MW max Total Gen. Capy.

6605 Foul Rift Road, Bangor, PA 18013
Northampton Co., Pa.
(610) 774-5151

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Coordinates:   40°47'46"N   75°6'35"W

Comments

  • All power plants are steam powered, this one has the cooling towers of a nuke plant, but theres also alot of coal in the center of the plant, suggesting it may have been converted.
  • This powerplant is actually PP&L, Med Ed is just south of Portland, up the river. PP&L is a steam plant, and currently they are phasing out coal and moving towards gas and oil.
  • Not all power plants are steam. Combustion turbines, diesel, and hydro to name a few. CT's operate the same way a jet engine does, and a diesel plant operates the same way as your car would. Large coal plants sometimes have the nuclear style cooling towers if they are producing a lot of energy, or is old and has trouble cooling down the water.
  • Does salt river project oversee operations? Who owns/runs the Portland plant
  • Any connection between PP&L and Salt River Project?
  • interesting it happened on 9/11
  • No. Salt River is a government entity in the southwest. This station is in the northeast and is a corporation with publicly traded stock and bonds.
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