MILFORD POWER PROJECT

How MILFORD POWER PROJECT compares

With 578 MW of capacity, MILFORD POWER PROJECT ranks 7th among the 68 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Connecticut and 3rd of the 13 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 17% of Connecticut's operating Natural Gas capacity and 6.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 271st-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2004, it is newer than 54% of the 66 operating Connecticut plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares South Central Connecticut Planning Region with 7 other operating plants, including NEW HAVEN HARBOR and WALLINGFORD ENERGY.

EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 578 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 3,793 GWh in 2024 (a 75% capacity factor), up 3% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is DEVON, about 1.1 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 5,339 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 31.1 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