PPL Martins Creek LLC FishbachRetired
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania · EIA plant ID 3142 · Operator: TalenEnergy Martins Creek LLC
×37 MW oil retired since 2020 (latest Apr 2022)
Nameplate—MWSummer — MW
Generators0in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online—
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), primary-fuel units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.8 | 0.3% | 15,125 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0.4% | 15,567 |
| 2003 | 0.9 | 0.4% | 14,087 |
| 2004 | 0.4 | 0.2% | 14,476 |
| 2005 | 0.3 | 0.1% | 14,986 |
| 2006 | 0.5 | 0.2% | 14,674 |
| 2007 | 0.2 | 0.1% | 14,311 |
| 2008 | 0.2 | 0.1% | 14,016 |
| 2009 | 0.2 | 0.1% | 14,241 |
| 2010 | 0.3 | 0.1% | 15,264 |
| 2011 | 0.9 | 0.4% | 14,390 |
| 2012 | 0.2 | 0.1% | 15,241 |
| 2013 | 0.4 | 0.2% | 14,534 |
| 2014 | 1.6 | 0.7% | 13,636 |
| 2015 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 15,058 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0.0% | 15,787 |
| 2017 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 14,667 |
| 2018 | 0.1 | 0.0% | 18,549 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0.0% | 17,902 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0.0% | 21,944 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0.0% | 14,278 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNT1 | Petroleum Liquids | GT | 18.5 | 14 | Aug 1969 | Retired Apr 2022 | — | coming soon |
| UNT2 | Petroleum Liquids | GT | 18.5 | 14 | Aug 1969 | Retired Apr 2022 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: TalenEnergy Martins Creek LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
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Within 80 km.
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