TalenEnergy Montour
Montour County, Pennsylvania · EIA plant ID 3149 · Operator: TalenEnergy Montour LLC
Nameplate1,758MWSummer 1,504 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation5,172GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor19%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate10,091Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1972Runs as peaking
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
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), gas/coal/oil 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 | 8,316 | 61.7% | 9,348 |
| 2002 | 9,727.6 | 72.1% | 9,156 |
| 2003 | 10,139.7 | 75.2% | 9,457 |
| 2004 | 9,843.3 | 72.8% | 9,288 |
| 2005 | 10,399.4 | 77.1% | 9,511 |
| 2006 | 10,917 | 80.9% | 9,400 |
| 2007 | 10,083.6 | 74.8% | 9,216 |
| 2008 | 9,079.8 | 68.7% | 9,524 |
| 2009 | 9,932.5 | 74.8% | 9,689 |
| 2010 | 9,600.1 | 72.3% | 9,497 |
| 2011 | 9,068.2 | 68.3% | 9,918 |
| 2012 | 7,994.9 | 60.1% | 10,015 |
| 2013 | 7,003.6 | 52.7% | 10,107 |
| 2014 | 6,919 | 52.1% | 9,943 |
| 2015 | 6,644.1 | 50.1% | 9,813 |
| 2016 | 4,378 | 32.9% | 10,189 |
| 2017 | 2,750.6 | 20.7% | 11,204 |
| 2018 | 2,619.5 | 19.7% | 10,934 |
| 2019 | 1,056 | 8.0% | 11,057 |
| 2020 | 159 | 1.2% | 12,762 |
| 2021 | 1,260.3 | 9.6% | 10,591 |
| 2022 | 1,326 | 10.1% | 10,932 |
| 2023 | 562.3 | 4.3% | 11,396 |
| 2024 | 2,961.5 | 22.4% | 10,119 |
| 2025 | 4,717.2 | 35.8% | 10,163 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | ST | 864.9 | 752 | Mar 1972 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | ST | 893 | 752 | Apr 1973 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| MT1 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 805.5 | 759 | Mar 1972 | not_current | — | coming soon |
| MT11 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 17.2 | 15 | Apr 1973 | not_current | — | coming soon |
| MT2 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 819 | 766 | Apr 1973 | not_current | — | coming soon |
| 11 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 17.2 | 11 | Apr 1973 | Retired Feb 2019 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: TalenEnergy Montour LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| TalenEnergy Montour LLC | 100.0% | 1,758 MW |
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