Natural Gas Power Plants in Massachusetts
Massachusetts has 33 natural gas power plants in the Bywatts database, 9 of them retired and 2 partly retired with no operable natural gas units according to EIA-860. Together they total 8.2 GW of nameplate capacity, 5.4 GW of it at operating plants. The largest operating plant is FORE RIVER GENERATING STATION (872 MW), operated by CONSTELLATION MYSTIC POWER LLC.
33Plants
8.2 GWCombined capacity
All 33 natural gas plants in Massachusetts
| Plant | Capacity (MW) | Operator | Commissioned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MYSTIC GENERATING STATION Retired 2024 | 2,376 | CONSTELLATION MYSTIC POWER LLC | · |
| FORE RIVER GENERATING STATION | 872 | CONSTELLATION MYSTIC POWER LLC | 2003 |
| ANP BELLINGHAM ENERGY PROJECT | 578 | ANP BELLINGHAM ENERGY COMPANY LLC | 2002 |
| ANP BLACKSTONE ENERGY PROJECT | 578 | ANP BLACKSTONE ENERGY COMPANY LLC | 2001 |
| STONY BROOK | 535 | MASSACHUSETTS MUN WHOLES ELECTRIC CO | 1981 |
| BELLINGHAM COGENERATION FACILITY | 386 | NORTHEAST ENERGY ASSOCIATES LP | 1991 |
| MILLENNIUM POWER | 360 | MILLENNIUM POWER PARTNERS LP | 2001 |
| BERKSHIRE POWER | 289 | BERKSHIRE POWER CO LLC | 1999 |
| KENDALL SQUARE STATION | 274 | NRG KENDALL LLC | 1958 |
| MASSPOWER | 261 | MASSPOWER | 1993 |
| NAEA ENERGY MASSACHUSETTS LLC Retired 2022 | 251 | NAEA ENERGY MASSACHUSETTS LLC | · |
| POTTER STATION 2 | 220 | TOWN OF BRAINTREE - (MA) | 2009 |
| DIGHTON POWER PLANT | 200 | DIGHTON POWER, LLC | 1999 |
| MILFORD POWER LP | 178 | MILFORD POWER LTD PARTNERSHIP | 1993 |
| PITTSFIELD GENERATING LP | 173 | PITTSFIELD GENERATING COMPANY, LP | 1990 |
| CLEARY FLOOD | 146 | CITY OF TAUNTON | 1975 |
| DARTMOUTH POWER ASSOCIATES LP | 102 | MORRIS ENERGY OPERATIONS COMPANY, LLC | 1992 |
| MEDICAL AREA TOTAL ENERGY PLANT | 88 | MEDICAL AREA TOTAL EGY PLT INC | 1980 |
| L'ENERGIA ENERGY CENTER Retired 2024 | 85 | L'ENERGIA ENERGY | · |
| WATERS RIVER | 65 | CITY OF PEABODY - (MA) | 1971 |
| GENERAL ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT ENGINES Partly retired | 54 | GENERAL ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT ENGINES | 2017 |
| LOWELL COGENERATION COMPANY LP Retired 2013 | 34 | LOWELL COGENERATION CO LP | · |
| CABOT HOLYOKE Partly retired | 23 | CITY OF HOLYOKE GAS AND ELECTRIC DEPT. | 1893 |
| MASS INST TECH CNTRL UTILITIES/COGEN PLT | 21 | MASSACHUSETTS INST OF TECH | 2021 |
| CHERRY STREET | 17 | TOWN OF HUDSON | 1951 |
| HIGH STREET STATION | 12 | TOWN OF IPSWICH - (MA) | 1951 |
| UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL CENTER | 10 | UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL | 1974 |
| WELLESLEY COLLEGE CENTRAL UTILITY PLANT | 7 | WELLESLEY COLLEGE | 1985 |
| ROUSSELOT INC Retired 2023 | 7 | ROUSSELOT INC | · |
| SOUTHBRIDGE ENERGY CENTER LLC Retired 2011 | 7 | AE OPERATIONS LLC | · |
| NEWARK AMERICA MILL Retired 2024 | 6 | NEWARK AMERICA | · |
| NECCO CO-GENERATION Retired 2018 | 6 | NEW ENGLAND CONFECTIONERY CO INC | · |
| NEW BOSTON GENERATING STATION Retired 2007 | · | EXELON POWER | · |