EXELON MEDWAY LLC

Operating

Oil power plant

Capacity
135 MW
Primary fuel
Oil
County
Norfolk County
Operator
EXELON POWER
Status
Operating
Commissioned
1970
EIA plant ID
1592
Generators
3
Technology
Petroleum Liquids
Net generation (2024)
2 GWh
Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
0.2%
Data vintage
EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
Coordinates
42.1400, -71.4464

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EXELON MEDWAY LLC, a 135 MW Oil power plant in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Operated by EXELON POWER, commissioned 1970.

How EXELON MEDWAY LLC compares

With 135 MW of capacity, EXELON MEDWAY LLC ranks 18th among the 125 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Massachusetts and 2nd of the 13 operating Oil plants in the state. It accounts for about 8.7% of Massachusetts's operating Oil capacity and 1.5% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 30th-largest of the 544 operating Oil plants in the database. Commissioned in 1970, it is older than 77% of the 122 operating Massachusetts plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, EXELON POWER, runs 2 operating plants in Massachusetts totaling 178 MW. It shares Norfolk County with 8 other operating plants, including FORE RIVER GENERATING STATION and ANP BELLINGHAM ENERGY PROJECT.

EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 135 MW of nameplate capacity, all petroleum liquids technology. Net generation was 2 GWh in 2024 (a 0.2% capacity factor). Its generators came online between 1970 and 1971.

Grid neighborhood

The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line, under 0.1 miles away. Another 31 operating power plants totaling 3,905 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is ENTERGY RHODE ISLAND STATE ENERGY LP (596 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 4 mapped data centers; the nearest is Equinix BO1 - Boston, Waltham in Waltham, about 19.8 miles away.

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

Weather peril exposure

EXELON MEDWAY LLC is a 135 MW oil power plant in Norfolk County, MA, operated by EXELON POWER, commissioned in 1970. Norfolk County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.4 of 5 at the 10th national percentile. Hurricane is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 77th percentile.

The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to an oil plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.

1.4 of 5Modeled catastrophe exposure
LowExposure band
HurricaneLeading peril
Relatively ModerateFEMA county risk rating

Norfolk County hazard ratings

PerilFEMA ratingNational percentilePeril scoreEvents per year
HurricaneRelatively Moderate77th4.1 of 50.18
Coastal floodingRelatively High75th4.0 of 57.9
EarthquakeRelatively Moderate64th3.6 of 5<0.01
Ice stormRelatively High50th3.0 of 51.8
LightningRelatively High33rd2.3 of 521.0
WildfireVery Low25th2.0 of 5<0.01
Riverine floodingRelatively High22nd1.9 of 52.9
TornadoRelatively Moderate18th1.7 of 50.08
Winter weatherRelatively Low14th1.6 of 513.0
Strong windRelatively Moderate13th1.5 of 50.92
Heat waveRelatively Moderate7th1.3 of 56.1
HailVery Low3rd1.1 of 51.8

Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Norfolk County in the weather risk calculator

Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.

Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.