Northampton Generating Plant

Northampton Generating Plant is a coal-fired power station owned and operated by PG&E National Energy Group in Northampton, Pennsylvania. According to the Sierra Club, the plant is unique in that won an award as a "clean power plant" from the state in 1996, despite being ranked as one of the dirtiest power plants in the United States in 2002.

Plant Data

 * Owner: U.S. Operating Services Company
 * Parent Company: PG&E
 * Plant Nameplate Capacity: 134 MW (Megawatts)
 * Units and In-Service Dates: 134 MW (1995)
 * Location: 1 Horwith Dr., Northampton, PA 18067
 * GPS Coordinates: 40.691111, -75.47916
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Emissions Data

 * 2006 CO2 Emissions: 969,773 tons
 * 2006 SO2 Emissions:
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New Jersey lawsuit
Update: February 2007

On February 7th, 2007 the state of New Jersey took legal action against the Environmental Protection Agency for failing to respond when the state objected to a permit renewal application from a coal-fired plant in Portland, Pa., run by Reliant Energy Inc.

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