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Clean Air Act stationary source · ICIS-AIR PA000566123

CALPINE BETHLEHEM LLC/BETHLEHEM, Bethlehem, PA: Clean Air Act compliance record, inspections, violations, penalties

CALPINE BETHLEHEM LLC/BETHLEHEM, at 2254 APPLEBUTTER RD, Bethlehem in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, is an operating major source of air pollution on EPA’s ICIS-AIR register. EPA’s file records its current violation status (ICIS-AIR’s high-priority violation field) as “Violation w/in 1 Year”. Northampton County is on EPA’s Green Book list of areas that do not meet a national air quality standard. The status and classification are as EPA’s facility file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the source’s current standing, quarter by quarter.

Identity

Facility as filedCALPINE BETHLEHEM LLC/BETHLEHEM
ICIS-AIR IDPA000566123
EPA facility registry ID110012565884
Operating statusOperating
Emissions classificationMajor source
Current violation status (ICIS-AIR high-priority violation field)Violation w/in 1 Year
Address2254 APPLEBUTTER RD, Bethlehem, PA 18015-6000
CountyNorthampton County
In a nonattainment countyYes (EPA Green Book)
Industry (NAICS)Utilities (NAICS 2211)
SIC code4911
EPA region03

Cited to the EPA ICIS-AIR facility file (ECHO download).

Programs and pollutants

Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-AIR download does not include its program, pollutant and Title V certification files, so this page does not list the Clean Air Act programs CALPINE BETHLEHEM LLC/BETHLEHEM is under or the pollutants it is permitted for. The programs each evaluation and violation below was recorded under are shown with it. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report lists both.

Compliance evaluations

The newest 50 of 72.

DateWhat EPA recordedAgencyPrograms
May 13, 2026FCE On-SiteStateNew Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
March 27, 2026PCE Off-SiteStateNew Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
March 24, 2026PCE Off-SiteStateNew Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
March 24, 2026PCE Off-SiteStateNew Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
March 4, 2026PCE Off-SiteStateNew Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
February 3, 2026PCE Off-SiteStateNew Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
October 31, 2025PCE Off-SiteStateNew Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
August 25, 2025PCE Off-SiteStateNew Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
August 21, 2025PCE Off-SiteStateNew Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
August 12, 2025PCE Off-SiteStateNew Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
August 11, 2025PCE Off-SiteStateNew Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
August 7, 2025PCE Off-SiteStateNew Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
August 6, 2025PCE Off-SiteStateNew Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
August 5, 2025PCE Off-SiteStateNew Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
August 4, 2025PCE Off-SiteStateNew Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
July 31, 2025PCE Off-SiteStateNew Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
July 28, 2025PCE Off-SiteStateNew Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
May 28, 2025PCE Off-SiteStateNew Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
August 5, 2024PCE Off-SiteStateNew Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
July 18, 2024FCE On-SiteStateNew Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
July 17, 2024PCE On-Site Monitoring/SamplingStateNew Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
May 23, 2024PCE Off-SiteStateNew Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
April 1, 2024PCE Off-SiteStateNew Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
May 22, 2023PCE On-Site Monitoring/SamplingStateNew Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
April 27, 2023PCE Off-SiteStateNew Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
April 3, 2023PCE Off-SiteStateNew Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
April 3, 2023PCE Off-SiteStateNew Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
February 8, 2023PCE Off-SiteStateNew Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
January 1, 2023PCE Off-SiteStateNew Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
November 1, 2022PCE Off-SiteStateNew Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
July 29, 2022PCE Off-SiteStateNew Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
May 19, 2022FCE On-SiteStateNew Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
May 6, 2022PCE Off-SiteStateNew Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
February 1, 2022PCE Off-SiteStateNew Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
October 29, 2021PCE Off-SiteStateNew Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
October 1, 2021PCE Off-SiteStateNew Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
October 1, 2021PCE Off-SiteStateNew Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
August 23, 2021PCE Off-SiteStateNew Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
May 2, 2021PCE Off-SiteStateNew Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
March 4, 2021PCE Off-SiteStateNew Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
February 4, 2021PCE Off-SiteStateNew Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
December 1, 2020PCE Off-SiteStateNew Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
November 2, 2020PCE Off-SiteStateNew Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
September 25, 2020FCE On-SiteStateNew Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
August 13, 2020PCE Off-SiteStateNew Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
August 13, 2020PCE Off-SiteStateNew Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
August 13, 2020PCE Off-SiteStateNew Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
July 28, 2020PCE On-Site Monitoring/SamplingStateNew Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
July 28, 2020PCE On-Site Monitoring/SamplingStateNew Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits
March 11, 2020PCE Off-SiteStateNew Source Performance Standards; State Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards; Title V Permits

Violations

A high-priority violation (HPV) is the most serious class of Clean Air Act non-compliance an agency records; a federally reportable violation (FRV) is the next step down. Each row is one determination as EPA’s violation history files it.

DateWhat EPA recordedAgencyPrograms
October 31, 2025Earliest FRV determinationStateState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards
January 1, 2023Earliest FRV determinationStateState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards
August 13, 2020Earliest FRV determinationStateState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards
August 13, 2020Earliest FRV determinationStateState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards
January 20, 2017Earliest FRV determinationStateState Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards

Enforcement and penalties

1 formal enforcement actions since January 1, 2017, 1 of them with a penalty filed above zero. Each penalty is shown as EPA’s formal action file states it; “Not stated” means the file gives no figure, and $0 is a disclosed zero.

DateWhat EPA recordedAgencyPenalty, as filed
August 8, 2017Administrative OrderState$1,405

Informal enforcement

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
November 14, 2025Notice of ViolationState
February 8, 2023Notice of ViolationState

Stack tests

DateWhat EPA recordedAgency
February 25, 2025PassState
December 16, 2024PassState
March 23, 2020PassState

Cited to the EPA ICIS-AIR evaluation, violation, stack test and enforcement files (ECHO download), events dated January 1, 2017 or later as loaded; up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.

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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-AIR download, loaded September 14, 2026.