PPL Martins Creek Environmental Preserve

The Martins Creek power plant has four generation units with a total capacity of about 1,970 megawatts. The plant is located on a 750-​acre site on the Delaware River in Lower Mount Bethel Township, Northampton County, about 15 miles north of Easton, Pa.
Units 1 and 2 are coal-​fired, and have a generating capacity of 150 megawatts each. They began commercial operation in 1954 and 1956, respectively. These units were shut down Sept. 14, 2007, under a voluntary agreement with state environmental agencies.
Units 3 and 4 have a generating capacity of about 835 megawatts each and can be fueled by natural gas, oil or both. The units were built in 1974 and 1976, respectively, to burn crude or No. 6 fuel oil. In 1996, PPL modified the units so they could burn natural gas as well.