Portland (PA)

Brownfield

Mt. Bethel, Northampton, Pennsylvania · Portland Power, LLC

Legacy capacity
427
MW

Portland (PA) is a coal plant in Mt. Bethel, Northampton, Pennsylvania, retired 2014-06-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 427 MW of generation, so the grid hookup, transmission rights, and often cooling-water access are already in place — collapsing the speed-to-power timeline versus a greenfield build.

Former use & capacity

Former usecoal plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity427 MW
Retirement date2014-06-01
EIA plant ID#3113

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.1 mi
OperatorPortland Power, LLC
Operator address5027 River Road, Mt. Bethel, PA, 18351
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a coal plant of this scale leaves behind a high-capacity grid interconnection that a new load can re-use, frequently shaving years off the interconnection queue. Retired-plant sites also tend to be already zoned for heavy industrial use with established road, rail, and water infrastructure.

Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Portland (PA), ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Portland (PA)
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
STEEL CITYSubstation-AdjacentPALehigh County500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs76.0
BETHLEHEM POWER PLANTSubstation-AdjacentPANorthampton County500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs75.8
MONTVILLESubstation-AdjacentNJSussex County230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs75.8
UNKNOWN123653Substation-AdjacentNJWarren County230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs74.7
UNKNOWN123747Substation-AdjacentPANorthampton County230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs74.0
UNKNOWN132271Substation-AdjacentNJSomerset County230 kV300 MW3.0 yrs73.7
UNKNOWN132619Substation-AdjacentPAMonroe County500 kV1,000 MW3.0 yrs73.1
TalenEnergy Martin Creek LLC AllentownBrownfieldPALehigh64 MW73.0

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Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Brownfield attributes are derived from EIA retired-generator and EPA public data. Existing capacity reflects the retired plant's historical nameplate, not deliverable interconnection for a new load. Confirm reusable interconnection rights, remediation status, and site availability with the utility, ISO, and current owner.

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