GENERAL ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT ENGINES
Partly retiredNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 54 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Essex County
- Operator
- GENERAL ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT ENGINES
- EIA plant ID
- 10029
- Generators
- 1
- Net generation (2024)
- 2.3 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 17%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 42.4497, -70.9744
GENERAL ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT ENGINES, a partly retired 54 MW Natural Gas power plant in Essex County, Massachusetts. Most of its capacity was retired, most recently in 2020, according to EIA-860.
How GENERAL ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT ENGINES compares
EIA-860 lists 1.5 MW still operable at the site (solar photovoltaic), against the 54 MW recorded for it. It shares Essex County with 10 other operating plants, including WATERS RIVER and WHEELABRATOR SAUGUS.
Under the same EIA plant code, EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 1.5 MW of nameplate capacity (this page's HIFLD capacity figure is 54 MW). Net generation was 2.3 GWh in 2024 (a 17% capacity factor), down 6% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line, under 0.1 miles away. Another 26 operating power plants totaling 2,027 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is FORE RIVER GENERATING STATION (872 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 5 mapped data centers; the nearest is CoreSite - Boston (BO1) in Somerville, about 7.4 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
GENERAL ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT ENGINES is a partly retired 54 MW natural gas power plant in Essex County, MA, operated by GENERAL ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT ENGINES. Essex County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.7 of 5 at the 17th national percentile. Coastal flooding is the leading peril, rated Very High by FEMA at the 88th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a natural gas plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Essex County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | Very High | 88th | 4.5 of 5 | 8.1 |
| Hurricane | Relatively High | 76th | 4.0 of 5 | 0.17 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Moderate | 75th | 4.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Ice storm | Very High | 68th | 3.7 of 5 | 1.5 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively High | 38th | 2.5 of 5 | 2.7 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 27th | 2.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Tornado | Relatively High | 23rd | 1.9 of 5 | 0.12 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 13th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.75 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 11th | 1.4 of 5 | 19.4 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 10th | 1.4 of 5 | 15.1 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 7th | 1.3 of 5 | 5.1 |
| Hail | Very Low | 4th | 1.1 of 5 | 1.8 |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Essex 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.