Fairless Energy Center
Bucks County
Overview
- Reported capacity
- 1,338 MW
- EIA-reported nameplate capacity; other nameplate and seasonal ratings may differ.
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Primary generation technology.
- Registry anchor
- Plant 55298
- Bucks County · PJM
- Operating status
- Operating
- Grid connection
- Emilie Substation
- 230 kV · PECO Energy Co.
Infrastructure record
- Operator
- Edgewater Generation, LLC
- Alternate name
- Dominion Fairless Energy
- Mapped facility footprint
- Mapped infrastructure footprint
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- In service
- 2004-05
Profile
- Grid role
- Flexible natural-gas generation serving the PJM market
- Grid connection
- Emilie Substation · 230 kV · PECO Energy Co.
- Physical build
- Completed combined-cycle natural-gas station in Fairless Hills. Installed equipment includes four GE Frame 7FA gas turbines, two GE D-11 steam turbines, and four duct-fired heat-recovery steam generators equipped with SCR. Conti Civil’s completed civil scope included foundations, 155,000 linear feet of steel pipe piles, 4,600 cubic yards of structural pile concrete, 975,000 pounds of reinforced-steel pile cages, H-pile extraction, pre-augering of 80 piles, 40 PDA tests, and load-test piles.
Structured profile
- Reported capacity
- 1,338 MW
Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operating status
- operating
Fairless Energy Center is operating.
- Interconnection
- Emilie Substation
230 kV · PECO Energy Co.
- Location
- Bucks County
PJM
- Asset role
Generation and physical site
EIA plant 55298 · Inventory for Sep 2026.
Reported operating nameplate by technology
- Natural gas
- 1,338 MW
Generator records (6)
| Generator | Technology | Status | Power (MW) | Energy (MWh) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT1A | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Operating | 198.9 | Unknown |
| CT1B | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Operating | 198.9 | Unknown |
| CT2A | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Operating | 198.9 | Unknown |
| CT2B | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Operating | 198.9 | Unknown |
| ST1 |
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Units and generators
Current generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT1A | 198.9 MW 191 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle CT | May 2004 | Operating |
| CT1B | 198.9 MW 191 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle CT | May 2004 | Operating |
| CT2A | 198.9 MW 191 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle CT | Jun 2004 | Operating |
| CT2B | 198.9 MW 191 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle CT | Jun 2004 | Operating |
| ST1 | 271.2 MW | |||
Performance
Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.
Peer context
- Technology capacity
- 1,338 MW
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- National rank
- #35
- of 540 operating peers
- PA rank
- #3
- of 26 operating peers
Monthly generation
Download CSVLatest 12 months
8.97 TWh
Reported net generation
Latest report
Jul 2026
EIA-923 monthly filing
2025 capacity factor
72.8%
Using current reported nameplate capacity
Grid and market context
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Commercial, land, and environmental record
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Transactions and agreements
O&M Agreement Awarded
Dec 14, 2018
IHI Power Services Corp. was awarded an operations and maintenance agreement to operate Fairless Energy Center. Counterparty and agreement duration not disclosed.
IHI Power Services Corp.
Capacity And Energy Sold Into Wholesale Market
Date not disclosed
Lotus identifies Fairless as a 1,320 MW combined-cycle facility that sells capacity and energy into the constrained PJM EMAAC region. No named offtaker, PPA, tolling agreement, or contracted capacity disclosed.
Land and environmental record
Air Permit
Jun 4, 2025
Permit No. Pennsylvania Title V/State Operating Permit No. 09-00124
Current permit held for Fairless Energy LLC with DEP Authorization ID 1502013 and DEP PF ID 566437. Issued June 4, 2025; expires June 3, 2030.
Permitted Emission Limits
Jun 4, 2025
NOx 424.7; VOC 88.4; CO 360.5; PM 387.6; SO2 96.3; sulfuric-acid mist 29.3 tons per year
Facility-wide permitted emission limits under Title V/State Operating Permit No. 09-00124. These are permit limits, not reported actual emissions.
Wastewater Discharge Permit
Nov 10, 2021
NPDES Permit No. PA0013463 for the U.S. Steel Fairless Hills Facility
Fairless Energy does not appear as NPDES permittee; permit is held for U.S. Steel Fairless Hills Facility. Fairless Energy wastewater is treated through existing U.S. Steel industrial and sewage treatment systems. Authorized receiving waters include Biles Creek and Delaware River.
Water Supply
Sep 10, 2020
US Steel Delaware River intakes; approved water use up to 356.5 million gallons per month
DRBC approval states water is supplied by two existing U.S. Steel intakes in Delaware River Water Quality Zone 2. Plant uses closed-cycle circulating system; makeup water accounts for approximately 90% of total demand, averaging approximately 5.5 million gallons per day.
Water Withdrawal Approval
Sep 10, 2020
DRBC Docket No. D-2001-028 CP-3
Delaware River Basin Commission renewed approval for the existing Fairless Energy electric generating facility and associated water use. Approval date September 10, 2020; expires December 8, 2030.
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Project timeline
- Construction BeganPennsylvani...
Construction of the gas-fired combined-cycle plant began in December 2001 on a former brownfield site in the USX Industrial Park.