Lackawanna Energy Center — 1,499 MW gas plant, PA

Lackawanna Energy Center — 1,499 MW gas plant, PA · Ask the Grid

Generation and physical site

EIA plant 60357 · Inventory for Sep 2026.

Reported operating nameplate by technology

Natural gas: 1,498.5 MW

Operating generators only. Battery power is in MW; stored energy is in MWh. These ratings do not establish a shared export limit.

Generator records (3)

EIA generator status and nameplate capacity for Lackawanna Energy Center
Generator	Technology	Status	Power (MW)	Energy (MWh)
GEN1	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle	Operating	499.5	Unknown
GEN2	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle	Operating	499.5	Unknown
GEN3	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle	Operating	499.5	Unknown

Physical map location · OpenStreetMap: 41.47202, -75.54586
Filed location · EIA: 41.47139, -75.54417

Sources and observation dates

Inventory source: EIA-860M workbook (preliminary)
EIA reporting month: Sep 2026
EIA retrieved: Oct 24, 2026
OSM extract: Oct 9, 2026
OSM last mapped edit: Apr 8, 2023
Map prepared: Oct 24, 2026
Field verification: Not reported

Reporting month describes the inventory. Retrieval and map preparation describe processing; an OSM edit does not establish an in-service date.

EIA source inventory

Units and generators

Current generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.

Generator	Capacity	Technology	Operation	Status
GEN1	499.5 MW 454 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle CS	Mar 2018	Operating
GEN2	499.5 MW 454 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle CS	Oct 2018	Operating
GEN3	499.5 MW 454 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle CS	Dec 2018	Operating

Commercial, land, and environmental record

Source-backed project transactions, agreements, land records, permits, and environmental disclosures. Portfolio and adjacent-project facts remain explicitly scoped.

Financing

Financial Close

Dec 29, 2016

Invenergy and First Reserve completed approximately USD 1 billion of senior debt financing for the Lackawanna Energy Center. The facilities provided construction, term, and working-capital financing.

$1.0BInvenergy Services LLC · First Reserve · Lackawanna Energy Center · BNP Paribas · GE Energy Financial Services · MUFG Union Bank, N.A. · Prudential Investment Management Services LLC · Commonwealth Bank of Australia · ING Capital LLC · Hana Financial Investment Co.

Invenergy and First Reserve Complete Financing for the Lackawanna Ene…

Project Investment

Jan 15, 2019

Invenergy disclosed that a fund managed by BlackRock Real Assets' Global Energy & Power Infrastructure team was a major investor in the Lackawanna Energy Center. No investment amount or ownership percentage was disclosed.

BlackRock Real Assets · Lackawanna Energy Center

State-of-the-Art Lackawanna Energy Center Goes Online Outside of The …

Transactions and agreements

Fuel Supply And Fuel-Management Agreement

Jul 5, 2016

Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation executed a 10-year sales agreement to be the exclusive provider of natural-gas supplies to Invenergy LLC's Lackawanna Energy Center. South Jersey Industries was to become a counterparty through an exclusive supply fuel-management service agreement with the parties. The agreement disclosed a maximum fuel burn of up to 240,000 dekatherms per day, not contracted electric capacity.

10 yearsCabot Oil & Gas Corporation · Invenergy Services LLC · South Jersey Industries · South Jersey Resources Group LLC

Supplying Lackawanna Energy Center - Well Said Coterra

Land and environmental record

Air Permit

Aug 2, 2023

Permit No. Title V/State Operating Permit 35-00069

Pennsylvania DEP issued the Title V/State Operating Permit for Lackawanna Energy Center at 1000 Sunnyside Road, Jessup, PA 18434. The permit issue/effective date was August 2, 2023, and the expiration date is August 2, 2028; DEP Auth ID is 1320173 and DEP PF ID is 776907.

Source

Emissions Controls

Apr 5, 2022

Three natural-gas combined-cycle power blocks use SCR and oxidation catalysts

DEP's Title V review describes three GE 7HA.02 natural-gas combustion turbines, three HRSGs, and three steam turbines. Selective catalytic reduction controls NOx, while oxidation catalysts control CO and VOC emissions.

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Environmental Compliance

May 13, 2026

Recent stormwater compliance record: 2023 inspection found no violations; 2022-2023 TSS benchmark exceedances were corrected; May 13, 2026 query found no violations

DEP's 2026 fact sheet reports a July 21, 2023 routine inspection with no violations, notes TSS benchmark exceedances during the first terms of 2022 and 2023 that were addressed with the conservation district, and reports that a May 13, 2026 Water Management System query found no violations.

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Stormwater And Receiving Water

Jun 9, 2026

Industrial stormwater discharges to Grassy Island Creek

The 2026 NPDES renewal review states that the permit covers stormwater associated with industrial activity discharged to Grassy Island Creek, designated Cold Water Fishes and Migratory Fishes, in state water-plan basin 5-A, the Lackawanna River basin. Required monitoring includes pH, TSS, oil and grease, total nitrogen, total phosphorus, and total iron, with corrective action required after benchmark exceedances in two or more consecutive monitoring periods.

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Water Permit

Mar 31, 2026

NPDES Permit PA0275727; current renewal record is for industrial stormwater

The Pennsylvania DEP NPDES fact sheet identifies Application/Permit No. PA0275727, APS ID 858221, Authorization ID 1564220, Client ID 312815, and Site ID 783921 for Lackawanna Energy Center at 1000 Sunnyside Road. The March 31, 2026 application was a renewal of the NPDES stormwater permit.

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Mapped facility footprint

Mapped infrastructure geometry associated with this asset.© OpenStreetMap contributors · way/862547549

Related parties and identifiers

Parties, market resources, and identifiers tied to this asset, with owner, operator, developer, EPC, compliance provider, and interconnecting entity roles kept separate.

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AssetOwner / operatorFinancierContractorEquipment

Parties and identifiers

OrganizationRoleBasis

Invenergy Services LLCOperatorOperator associated with Lackawanna Energy Center.

Reporting portfolio

EIA reporting entity

Invenergy Services LLC

Entity 49893

Operating portfolio

69 plants

25 states

Reported capacity

12,793.4 MW

Batteries · Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle · Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine

Largest reported plants in this portfolio
Largest reported plants	Capacity	State
Lackawanna Energy CenterCurrent	1,498.5 MW	PA
Grays Harbor Energy Facility	714.9 MW	WA
Nelson Energy Center	627.5 MW	IL
Hardee Power Station	470.1 MW	FL
Spindle Hill Energy Center	420 MW	CO
Invenergy Nelson Expansion LLC	380 MW

Timeline and sources

Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.

Project timeline

Mar 2016
Mar 2016
Construction StartState-of-th...
Construction began in March 2016, with Kiewit Power Constructors/Kiewit Corporation serving as construction partner.
Dec 29, 2016
Dec 29, 2016
Project financing and initial co-ownershipInvenergy a...
Invenergy announced completion of approximately US$1 billion of senior debt facilities. First Reserve was identified as a co-owner with Invenergy.
Mar 2018
Mar 2018
Generator enters operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator GEN1 with this operating date.
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1. Oct 2018
  Oct 2018
  Generator enters operationEIA-860
  EIA-860 lists generator GEN2 with this operating date.
2. Dec 2018
  Dec 2018
Jan 15, 2019
Jan 15, 2019
Commercial OperationState-of-th...
Invenergy announced commercial operations. The facility had been completed ahead of schedule and was described as Invenergy’s largest developed, constructed, and operated project.
Mar 24, 2026
Mar 24, 2026
Proposed 50% ownership transferSource
ArcLight Capital Partners, through Gray Wolf Power, filed for FERC authorization to purchase 50% of the interests associated with Invenergy’s Lackawanna, Nelson, and Nelson Expansion plants from the DigitalBridge-related ownership structure. The transaction was described as proposed, not completed, in the cited June and July docket record.
May 26, 2026
May 26, 2026
Reported Ownership StructureSource
A PJM Independent Market Monitor filing stated that BlackRock controls 87.71% of Lackawanna’s Class A membership units, while IA Thermal Power subsidiaries own the remaining Class A units and all Class B units.

Sources

PublisherReferenceType

U.S. Energy Information AdministrationEIA-860 generator inventoryFederal registry

U.S. Energy Information AdministrationEIA-923 generation filingsFederal filing

epa.govTable 3-27regulatory

Common questions about Lackawanna Energy Center

Answered from the published record above. Questions whose inputs this profile does not carry are omitted rather than estimated.

How big is Lackawanna Energy Center?

Lackawanna Energy Center reports 1,498.5 MW natural gas of operating nameplate capacity. These technology ratings do not establish a common export limit. Source: EIA Sep 2026.

What kind of plant is Lackawanna Energy Center?

Lackawanna Energy Center is a Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle facility in Lackawanna County, PA, participating in the PJM market.

Where is Lackawanna Energy Center located?

Lackawanna Energy Center is in Lackawanna County, PA, inside the PJM balancing area.

Who operates Lackawanna Energy Center?

Lackawanna Energy Center is operated by Invenergy Services LLC according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.

How much electricity does Lackawanna Energy Center generate?

Lackawanna Energy Center reported 7,950.5 GWh over the twelve months to 2026-07. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.

How does Lackawanna Energy Center compare to other plants?

By capacity, Lackawanna Energy Center ranks #18 of 540 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #1 of 26 in PA.

Co-located assets

Plants within 25 km, nearest first, regardless of technology. Proximity is straight-line distance between mapped plant coordinates; it does not by itself establish a shared point of interconnection.

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