Power plant · Pennsylvania, United States
Peach Bottom
Peach Bottom is a power plant in Pennsylvania, United States, with 2,876 MW of capacity, owned by Public Service Elec & Gas Co (50%) and Constellation Nuclear (50%).
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Pennsylvania | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1974 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Public Service Elec & Gas Co (50%) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Constellation Nuclear (50%) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Constellation Nuclear | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 2,876 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Nuclear | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 39.7589, -76.2687 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the owner.
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Peach Bottom is the largest of 36 power plants in Pennsylvania and the 15th-largest of 800 in the United States by capacity; its 2,876 MW is 0.34% of the 839,036 MW we hold for the United States. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 1st of 36 | 42,647 MW | 6.7% |
| United States | 15th of 800 | 839,036 MW | 0.34% |
| All power plants in our data | 15th of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | 0.24% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 5 mines and 1 data center, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 4, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Hill Quarry | Mine | — | Operating | 11 km |
| Havre de Grace Quarry | Mine | — | Operating | 26 km |
| Chesapeake Minerals | Mine | — | Operating | 26 km |
| CoreWeave Lancaster Greenfield site | Data center | — | Under construction | 32 km |
Owners, operator and place
Other power plants in Pennsylvania
- TalenEnergy Susquehanna2,532 MW
- Limerick2,277 MW
- Conemaugh1,963 MW
- Keystone1,883 MW
- Beaver Valley1,847 MW
- TalenEnergy Montour1,758 MW
- TalenEnergy Martins Creek1,701 MW
- Brunner Island1,616 MW
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Epoch AI. Epoch AI data centers, CC BY 4.0.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.