ALGONQUIN WINDSOR LOCKS

How ALGONQUIN WINDSOR LOCKS compares

With 71 MW of capacity, ALGONQUIN WINDSOR LOCKS ranks 17th among the 68 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Connecticut and 8th of the 13 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 2.1% of Connecticut's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.8% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 747th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1990, it is older than 57% of the 66 operating Connecticut plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Capitol Planning Region with 9 other operating plants, including PRATT & WHITNEY and UCONN COGEN FACILITY.

EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 71 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 130 GWh in 2024 (a 21% capacity factor), down 3% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1990 and 2012.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is WINDSOR LOCKS, about 0.3 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by CONNECTICUT LIGHT & POWER CO, about 0.3 miles away. Another 32 operating power plants totaling 1,316 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is STONY BROOK (535 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