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12.6 MW Natural Gas standby in Dauphin, PA — PJM Interconnection, LLC
12.6 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
Technology
1986
Operating Since
Coordinates
40.2653, -76.8773
County
Dauphin, PA
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Energy Center Paxton LLC | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Energy Center Paxton LLC | — | — |
| Status | Standby | — | — |
Paxton Creek Cogeneration is a 12.6 MW natural gas-fired power plant located in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The plant began operating in 1986 and consists of two natural gas-fired internal combustion engine generators. The facility is owned and operated by Energy Center Paxton LLC.
The plant operates within the PJM Interconnection, LLC balancing authority and the RFC NERC region. In terms of size, Paxton Creek Cogeneration ranks 56th out of 68 power plants in Pennsylvania and 1405th out of 1963 plants nationally. The plant's latest annual generation was 693 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 0.6%.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
PJM
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
RFC
Balancing Authority
59 MWh
Latest Month
693 MWh
Annual Generation
0.6%
Capacity Factor
CO₂ Intensity
972 lb/MWh
Low-utilization plant — per-MWh rate is dominated by startup/standby emissions; not directly comparable to baseload averages.
NOx
20 lb/MWh
SO₂
2013
$965/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $12.2M
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
PJM
LMP Node
PJM West
Pricing Hub
WESTERN HUB
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
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Grid Voltage
12.5 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
IPP CHP
0.026 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.021 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.003 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
0.4%
Annual Net Gen
0 GWh
CO₂eq
973 lb/MWh
Subregion
RFC East