Fairless Hills
A 60 MW waste power plant in Bucks, Pennsylvania, owned by Constellation Power, Inc, commissioned in 1996, retired in 2020.
Facility nameplate · EIA Plant ID 7701Retired 2020Waste
Nameplate capacity
60 MW
Primary fuel
Waste
Commissioned
1996
Location
Bucks, Pennsylvania
Coordinates
Generation (2020)
76.6 GWh
Status
Retired
Retired
2020
Technology
Landfill Gas
Units
2
Location
Bucks, Pennsylvania · 40.1405, -74.7506
Reported annual generation
| Year | GWh | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 257.2 | |
| 2016 | 242.2 | |
| 2017 | 230 | |
| 2018 | 211.7 | |
| 2019 | 198.4 | |
| 2020 | 76.6 |
Nearby power plants
| Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairless Energy Center | Natural Gas | 1.34 GW | ~1 km |
| Pennsbury | Waste | 6 MW | ~2 km |
| MF Mesa Lane LLC | Solar | 3 MW | ~2 km |
| Tullytown | Waste | 1.6 MW | ~3 km |
| Wheelabrator Falls | Waste | 53.3 MW | ~3 km |
| Parkland Landfill Solar | Solar | 7.8 MW | ~4 km |