ENTERGY RHODE ISLAND STATE ENERGY LP

How ENTERGY RHODE ISLAND STATE ENERGY LP compares

With 596 MW of capacity, ENTERGY RHODE ISLAND STATE ENERGY LP is the largest of the 20 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Rhode Island and the largest of the 6 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 31% of Rhode Island's operating Natural Gas capacity and 31% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 262nd-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2002, it is newer than 66% of the 12 operating Rhode Island plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Providence County with 14 other operating plants, including MANCHESTER STREET and OCEAN STATE POWER.

EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 596 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 3,530 GWh in 2024 (a 67% capacity factor), up 7% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is LAKE ROAD (345 kV), about 20.1 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line, under 0.1 miles away. Another 23 operating power plants totaling 4,371 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is LAKE ROAD GENERATING PLANT (840 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 4 mapped data centers; the nearest is Equinix BO1 - Boston, Waltham in Waltham, about 42.9 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