ANP BLACKSTONE ENERGY PROJECT

How ANP BLACKSTONE ENERGY PROJECT compares

With 578 MW of capacity, ANP BLACKSTONE ENERGY PROJECT ranks 5th among the 125 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Massachusetts and 2nd of the 22 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 11% of Massachusetts'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 2001, it is newer than 52% of the 122 operating Massachusetts plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Worcester County with 26 other operating plants, including MILLENNIUM POWER and MILFORD POWER LP.

EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 578 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 1,991 GWh in 2024 (a 39% capacity factor), down 23% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is LAKE ROAD (345 kV), about 23.3 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line owned by FITCHBURG GAS AND ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANY, under 0.1 miles away. Another 26 operating power plants totaling 4,053 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is LAKE ROAD GENERATING PLANT (840 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 4 mapped data centers; the nearest is Equinix BO1 - Boston, Waltham in Waltham, about 26.4 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