FORE RIVER GENERATING STATION

How FORE RIVER GENERATING STATION compares

With 872 MW of capacity, FORE RIVER GENERATING STATION ranks 3rd among the 125 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Massachusetts and is the largest of the 22 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 16% of Massachusetts's operating Natural Gas capacity and 9.4% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 135th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2003, it is newer than 54% of the 122 operating Massachusetts plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Norfolk County with 8 other operating plants, including ANP BELLINGHAM ENERGY PROJECT and BELLINGHAM COGENERATION FACILITY.

EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 872 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 3,260 GWh in 2024 (a 43% capacity factor), down 4% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line, under 0.1 miles away. Another 20 operating power plants totaling 1,060 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is KENDALL SQUARE STATION (274 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 4 mapped data centers; the nearest is Markley Group One Summer Street Boston in Boston, about 9.2 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