WALLINGFORD ENERGY

How WALLINGFORD ENERGY compares

With 250 MW of capacity, WALLINGFORD ENERGY ranks 10th among the 68 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Connecticut and 5th of the 13 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 7.6% of Connecticut's operating Natural Gas capacity and 2.7% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 501st-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2001, it is newer than 50% 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 MILFORD POWER PROJECT.

EIA-860 lists 7 generators at the site with 350 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology (this page's HIFLD capacity figure is 250 MW). Net generation was 87.8 GWh in 2024 (a 2.9% capacity factor). Its generators came online between 2001 and 2018.

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 3,750 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