New Castle Plant is a 351.2 MW natural gas steam turbine, petroleum liquids plant in Lawrence County. Units 1 and 2 had already retired. GenOn had earlier listed the 330 MW plant for shutdown in April 2015 because of environmental regulations.
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EIA plant 3138 · Inventory for Aug 2026.
| Generator | Technology | Status | Power (MW) | Energy (MWh) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Operating | 98 | Unknown |
| 4 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Operating | 114 | Unknown |
| 5 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Operating | 136 | Unknown |
| EMDA | Petroleum Liquids | Operating | 3.2 | Unknown |
| EMDB | Petroleum Liquids | Out of service | 3.2 | Unknown |
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Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 98 MW 92.3 MW summer | Natural Gas Steam Turbine Natural Gas · ST | Sep 1952 Retirement: Apr 2015 | Operating |
| 4 | 114 MW 93 MW summer | Natural Gas Steam Turbine Natural Gas · ST | Aug 1958 Retirement: Apr 2015 | Operating |
| 5 | 136 MW 141 MW summer | Natural Gas Steam Turbine Natural Gas · ST | Jun 1964 Retirement: Apr 2015 | Operating |
| EMDA | 3.2 MW 2.5 MW summer | Petroleum Liquids Disillate Fuel Oil · IC | Dec 1968 Retirement: Apr 2015 | Operating |
| EMDB | 3.2 MW 2.5 MW summer | Petroleum Liquids Disillate Fuel Oil · IC | Dec 1968 Retirement: Apr 2015 | Out of service and NOT expected to return to service in next calendar year |
Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.
Monthly generation is reported through EIA-923. Capacity factor uses the current EIA nameplate capacity and is shown only for complete calendar years.
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Portfolio membership follows the latest EIA-860 reporting entity. It does not imply ultimate ownership.
Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.
EIA-860 lists generator 3 with this operating date.
EIA-860 lists generator 4 with this operating date.
EIA-860 lists generator 5 with this operating date.
EIA-860 lists generator EMDA, generator EMDB with this operating date.
New Castle listed among plants to shut down by May 2015.
EIA-860 lists a planned retirement for generator 3, generator 4, generator 5, generator EMDA, generator EMDB.
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New Castle Plant reports 348 MW natural gas + 3.2 MW petroleum of operating nameplate capacity. These technology ratings do not establish a common export limit. Source: EIA Aug 2026.
New Castle Plant is a Natural Gas Steam Turbine, Petroleum Liquids facility in Lawrence County, PA, participating in the PJM market.
New Castle Plant is in Lawrence County, PA, inside the PJM balancing area.
New Castle Plant is operated by New Castle Power, LLC according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.
New Castle Plant reported 695.9 GWh over the twelve months to 2024-12. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.
By capacity, New Castle Plant ranks #76 of 259 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #6 of 12 in PA.
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.
