L'ENERGIA ENERGY CENTER
Retired 2024Natural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 85 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Middlesex County
- Operator
- L'ENERGIA ENERGY
- EIA plant ID
- 54586
- Coordinates
- 42.6312, -71.3126
L'ENERGIA ENERGY CENTER, a retired 85 MW Natural Gas power plant in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It was retired in 2024, according to EIA-860.
How L'ENERGIA ENERGY CENTER compares
It was retired in 2024 according to EIA-860, so it is not counted in Massachusetts's operating fleet. It shares Middlesex County with 8 other operating plants, including KENDALL SQUARE STATION and BOOTT HYDROPOWER.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by FITCHBURG GAS AND ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANY, under 0.1 miles away. Another 26 operating power plants totaling 1,789 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is GRANITE RIDGE (900 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 5 mapped data centers; the nearest is Equinix BO1 - Boston, Waltham in Waltham, about 16.4 miles away.
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records, EIA-860 retirement records and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
L'ENERGIA ENERGY CENTER is a retired 85 MW natural gas power plant in Middlesex County, MA, formerly operated by L'ENERGIA ENERGY. Middlesex County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.2 of 5 at the 6th national percentile. Ice storm is the leading peril, rated Very High by FEMA at the 76th 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.
Middlesex County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice storm | Very High | 76th | 4.0 of 5 | 2.7 |
| Hurricane | Relatively High | 76th | 4.0 of 5 | 0.16 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Moderate | 71st | 3.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Coastal flooding | Relatively Low | 34th | 2.4 of 5 | 6.2 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 34th | 2.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively High | 27th | 2.1 of 5 | 4.3 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 22nd | 1.9 of 5 | 21.6 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 22nd | 1.9 of 5 | 0.18 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 8th | 1.3 of 5 | 0.97 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 7th | 1.3 of 5 | 5.7 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 6th | 1.2 of 5 | 17.2 |
| Hail | Very Low | 4th | 1.2 of 5 | 2.3 |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Middlesex 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.