BRIDGEPORT STATION

How BRIDGEPORT STATION compares

With 582 MW of capacity, BRIDGEPORT STATION ranks 6th among the 68 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Connecticut and is the largest of the 2 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 100% of Connecticut's operating Coal capacity and 6.3% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 151st-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 2019, it is newer than 98% of the 66 operating Connecticut plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, PSEG POWER CONNECTICUT LLC, runs 2 operating plants in Connecticut totaling 1,223 MW. It shares Greater Bridgeport Planning Region with 4 other operating plants, including BRIDGEPORT ENERGY PROJECT and WHEELABRATOR BRIDGEPORT.

Under the same EIA plant code, EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 576 MW of nameplate capacity. Net generation was 3,485 GWh in 2024 (a 69% capacity factor), up 9% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is BRIDGEPORT HARBOR, about 0.1 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line, under 0.1 miles away. Another 23 operating power plants totaling 5,118 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is NORTHPORT (1,564 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 4 mapped data centers; the nearest is Crown Castle Brentwood (1650 Islip) in Brentwood, about 26.8 miles away.

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