NEPA Gas-Fired Plant Gets Noisy, Scares the Neighbors Accidents | Electrical Generation | Industrywide Issues | Lackawanna County | Pennsylvania January 2, 2019January 2, 2019 On Sunday, Dec. 23, residents living near the Lackawanna Energy Center (LEC) in Jessup, PA (near Scranton) woke to a loud noise that sounded like a jet engine–and the release of natural gas into the air. Please Login to view this content. (Not a member? Join Today!) Related