WATERBURY GENERATION

How WATERBURY GENERATION compares

With 96 MW of capacity, WATERBURY GENERATION ranks 15th among the 68 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Connecticut and 6th of the 13 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 2.9% of Connecticut's operating Natural Gas capacity and 1.0% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 687th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2009, it is newer than 69% of the 66 operating Connecticut plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, FIRSTLIGHT POWER RESOURCES SERVICES LLC, runs 9 operating plants in Connecticut totaling 235 MW. It shares Naugatuck Valley Planning Region with 5 other operating plants, including SHEPAUG and COVANTA BRISTOL ENERGY.

EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 96 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 43.8 GWh in 2024 (a 5.2% capacity factor), up 2% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is FREIGHT, about 0.9 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line, about 0.9 miles away. Another 27 operating power plants totaling 4,003 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