TalenEnergy Montour
Talen Energy CorporationMontour County
TalenEnergy Montour is a coal-fired power facility with 1,757.9 MW of EIA-reported nameplate capacity in Montour County, Pennsylvania, registered as EIA Plant ID 3149. Talen Energy Corporation is the public owner or developer; TalenEnergy Montour LLC is the registered plant entity or operator. The project is separate from the existing Montour Steam Electric Station and is not identified as a retirement of its two existing units. Montour is a 1.5-GW-class PJM asset whose two generating units completed conversion from coal to natural gas in 2023; both units were subsequently fully operational on gas.
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Conventional Steam Coal, Natural Gas Steam Turbine
PJM
PJM · Montour County
EIA plant 3149 · Inventory for Sep 2026.
| Generator | Technology | Status | Power (MW) | Energy (MWh) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Operating | 864.9 | Unknown |
| 2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Operating | 893 | Unknown |
| 11 | Conventional Steam Coal | Retired | 17.2 | Unknown |
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Current generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 864.9 MW 752 MW summer | Natural Gas Steam Turbine ST | Mar 1972 | Operating |
| 2 | 893 MW 752 MW summer | Natural Gas Steam Turbine ST | Apr 1973 | Operating |
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Unit 1 at PPL Montour was placed in service and came online for commercial operation.
Monthly generation is reported through EIA-923. Capacity factor uses the current EIA nameplate capacity and is shown only for complete calendar years.
Portfolio membership follows the latest EIA-860 reporting entity. It does not imply ultimate ownership.
EIA-860 lists generator 1 with this operating date.
Unit 2 was placed in service and entered commercial operation.
EIA-860 lists generator 2 with this operating date.
PPL Corporation’s competitive generation business was spun off into Talen Energy Corporation. This was a corporate spinoff transfer rather than a separately disclosed cash sale of Montour.
The Amended STF Agreement included Montour LLC, Talen Energy Marketing, Talen Energy Supply as guarantor, Wilmington Trust as agent, and secured counterparties.
Talen announced a plan to modify Montour so it could operate with coal, natural gas, or both. The contemporaneous estimate was approximately $70 million excluding third-party pipeline expenses.
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TalenEnergy Montour reports 1,757.9 MW natural gas of operating nameplate capacity. These technology ratings do not establish a common export limit. Source: EIA Sep 2026.
TalenEnergy Montour is a Conventional Steam Coal, Natural Gas Steam Turbine facility in Montour County, PA, participating in the PJM market.
TalenEnergy Montour is in Montour County, PA, inside the PJM balancing area.
TalenEnergy Montour is operated by TalenEnergy Montour LLC according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.
TalenEnergy Montour reports a commercial operation date of 1972. Current status: operating. Source: EIA Sep 2026.
TalenEnergy Montour reported 4,838.7 GWh over the twelve months to 2026-07. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.
By capacity, TalenEnergy Montour ranks #5 of 259 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #1 of 12 in PA.
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