PITTSFIELD GENERATING LP
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 173 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Berkshire County
- Operator
- PITTSFIELD GENERATING COMPANY, LP
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1990
- EIA plant ID
- 50002
- Generators
- 4
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Net generation (2024)
- 28.1 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 1.8%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 42.4566, -73.2176
PITTSFIELD GENERATING LP, a 173 MW Natural Gas power plant in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. One of 160 power plants tracked in Massachusetts on Bywatts.
How PITTSFIELD GENERATING LP compares
With 173 MW of capacity, PITTSFIELD GENERATING LP ranks 16th among the 125 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Massachusetts and 13th of the 22 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 3.2% of Massachusetts's operating Natural Gas capacity and 1.9% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 568th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1990, it is older than 54% of the 122 operating Massachusetts plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Berkshire County with 7 other operating plants, including BEAR SWAMP and NEW ENGLAND WIND LLC.
EIA-860 lists 4 generators at the site with 176 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 28.1 GWh in 2024 (a 1.8% capacity factor).
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is BERKSHIRE (345 kV), about 6.4 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line, under 0.1 miles away. Another 10 operating power plants totaling 706 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is BEAR SWAMP (600 MW, Hydro). Within 50 miles is one mapped data center, INOC Albany (80 State St) in Albany, about 30.3 miles away.
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
PITTSFIELD GENERATING LP is a 173 MW natural gas power plant in Berkshire County, MA, operated by PITTSFIELD GENERATING COMPANY, LP, commissioned in 1990. Berkshire County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.4 of 5 at the 10th national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 87th 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.
Berkshire County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 87th | 4.5 of 5 | 2.6 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Moderate | 78th | 4.1 of 5 | 0.08 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 57th | 3.3 of 5 | 1.2 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 47th | 2.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 45th | 2.8 of 5 | 21.8 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 36th | 2.4 of 5 | 26.3 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 27th | 2.1 of 5 | 0.27 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 17th | 1.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 9th | 1.4 of 5 | 1.8 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 8th | 1.3 of 5 | 3.1 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 4th | 1.2 of 5 | 1.7 |
Perils not assessed in Berkshire County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Berkshire 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.