A L PIERCE

How A L PIERCE compares

With 84 MW of capacity, A L PIERCE ranks 16th among the 68 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Connecticut and 7th of the 13 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 2.5% of Connecticut's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.9% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 718th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2007, it is newer than 63% of the 66 operating Connecticut plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, CONNECTICUT MUN ELEC ENGY COOP, runs 8 operating plants in Connecticut totaling 122 MW. It shares South Central Connecticut Planning Region with 7 other operating plants, including NEW HAVEN HARBOR and MILFORD POWER PROJECT.

EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 84 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. The plant reported no net generation in 2024.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is NORTH HAVEN, about 2.4 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line, under 0.1 miles away. Another 21 operating power plants totaling 3,916 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is MIDDLETOWN (786 MW, Natural Gas).

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology