OCEAN STATE POWER

How OCEAN STATE POWER compares

With 254 MW of capacity, OCEAN STATE POWER ranks 4th among the 20 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Rhode Island and 4th of the 6 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 13% of Rhode Island's operating Natural Gas capacity and 13% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 495th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1990, it is older than 66% of the 12 operating Rhode Island plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Providence County with 14 other operating plants, including ENTERGY RHODE ISLAND STATE ENERGY LP and MANCHESTER STREET.

EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 254 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 1,183 GWh in 2024 (a 53% capacity factor), up 55% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is LAKE ROAD (345 kV), about 15.0 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line, under 0.1 miles away. Another 24 operating power plants totaling 4,565 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 33.6 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