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New Castle Plant

New Castle Plant is a 351 MW operating power plant in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, operated by New Castle Power, LLC.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingSep 1952 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

This plant has generators at more than one stage; see the table below.

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
5Natural Gas Steam Turbine136 MW OperatingJun 1964
4Natural Gas Steam Turbine114 MW OperatingAug 1958
3Natural Gas Steam Turbine98 MW OperatingSep 1952
EMDAPetroleum Liquids3.2 MW OperatingDec 1968
EMDBPetroleum Liquids3.2 MW Out of service long-termDec 1968

Plant details

Operator
New Castle Power, LLC
Location
Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
Balancing authority
PJM
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Capacity
Operating: 351 MW
Out of service: 3.2 MW
First unit online
Sep 1952
EIA plant ID
3138

Location

40.9379, -80.3690

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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, September 2026. Planned dates are targets reported by the developer and often change. Report a problem