Fairfield County, Connecticut has 20 power plants totaling 1,457 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.
| Plant | City | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgeport Station | Bridgeport | Natural Gas | 576 MW | Generation Bridge Ii Connecticut, Llc |
| Bridgeport Energy Project | Bridgeport | Natural Gas | 520 MW | Bridgeport Energy Llc |
| Cos Cob | Greenwich | Oil | 115 MW | Connecticut Jet Power Llc |
| Waterside Power, Llc | Stamford | Oil | 69.6 MW | Waterside Power, Llc |
| Wheelabrator Bridgeport | Bridgeport | Biomass | 67.0 MW | Wheelabrator Environmental Systems |
| Stevenson | Monroe | Hydroelectric | 30.5 MW | Firstlight Power Resources Services Llc |
| Bridgeport Fuel Cell, Llc | Bridgeport | Natural Gas | 16.6 MW | Bridgeport Fuel Cell, Llc |
| Stamford Health | Stamford | Oil | 10.4 MW | Stamford Health Systems, Inc. |
| Sikorsky Aircraft Chp | Stratford | Natural Gas | 9.9 MW | Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation |
| Derby Hydro | Shelton | Hydroelectric | 8.6 MW | Mccallum Enterprises I Lp |
| Norden 1-3 | Norwalk | Oil | 6.0 MW | Third Taxing District Of Norwalk |
| Ui Rcp Bridgeport Seaside | Bridgeport | Natural Gas | 5.0 MW | United Illuminating Co |
| Fairfield University Chp Plant | Fairfield | Natural Gas | 4.5 MW | Fairfield University |
| Danbury Hospital Cogen Plant | Danbury | Natural Gas | 4.3 MW | Danbury Hospital |
| Trs Fuel Cell | Danbury | Natural Gas | 3.7 MW | Trs Fuel Cell, Llc |
| Norwalk Hospital Plant | Norwalk | Natural Gas | 3.0 MW | Norwalk Hospital |
| Digital Fairfield | Trumbull | Natural Gas | 2.0 MW | Bloom Energy |
| Emerald Gardens Pki, Llc | Shelton | Solar | 1.6 MW | Emerald Gardens Pki, Llc |
| Stamford Health Tully Health Center | Stamford | Oil | 1.5 MW | Stamford Health Tully Health Center |
| Ub Fuel Cell | Bridgeport | Natural Gas | 1.4 MW | Ub Fuel Cell |
Fairfield County, Connecticut has 20 power plants totaling 1,457 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the dominant fuel source at 79% of installed capacity, followed by Oil (14%) and Biomass (5%). The largest facility is Bridgeport Station at 576 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.
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