🔥 Natural Gas Power Plants in Massachusetts
Massachusetts operates 53 natural gas power plants totaling 10,036 MW of nameplate capacity. Annual generation: 14.8M MWh.
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.
Plants53operating
Capacity10,036 MWnameplate
Generation14.8M MWhannual
Where natural gas plants sit in Massachusetts
All Massachusetts natural gas plants
| Plant | City | County | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mystic Generating Station | Charlestown | Middlesex County | 1,744 MW | Constellation Mystic Power Llc |
| Canal | Sandwich | Barnstable County | 1,495 MW | Canal Generating Llc |
| Fore River Generating Station | North Weymouth | Norfolk County | 872 MW | Calpine Fore River Energy Center, Llc |
| Salem Harbor Power Development Lp | Salem | Essex County | 798 MW | Salem Harbor Power Development Lp |
| Anp Bellingham Energy Project | Bellingham | Norfolk County | 578 MW | Bellingham Power Generation Llc |
| Anp Blackstone Energy Project | Blackstone | Worcester County | 578 MW | Anp Blackstone Energy Company Llc |
| Stony Brook | Ludlow | Hampden County | 542 MW | Massachusetts Mun Wholes Electric Co |
| Millennium Power | Charlton | Worcester County | 428 MW | Millennium Power Company, Llc |
| Bellingham Cogeneration Facility | Bellingham | Norfolk County | 386 MW | Northeast Energy Associates Lp |
| Berkshire Power | Agawam | Hampden County | 289 MW | Berkshire Power Co Llc |
| Exelon West Medway Ii Llc | Medway | Norfolk County | 264 MW | Constellation Power, Inc |
| Masspower | Indian Orchard | Hampden County | 261 MW | Masspower |
| Milford Power Lp | Milford | Worcester County | 249 MW | Milford Power Llc |
| Kendall Square Station | Cambridge | Middlesex County | 235 MW | Kendall Green Energy, Llc |
| Potter Station 2 | Braintree | Norfolk County | 217 MW | Town Of Braintree - (Ma) |
| Dighton Power Plant | Dighton | Bristol County | 200 MW | Dighton Power, Llc |
| Pittsfield Generating Lp | Pittsfield | Berkshire County | 176 MW | Pittsfield Generating Company, Lp |
| Cleary Flood Hybrid | Taunton | Bristol County | 121 MW | City Of Taunton |
| Dartmouth Power Associates Lp | Dartmouth | Bristol County | 97 MW | Morris Energy Operations Company, Llc |
| Medical Area Total Energy Plant | Boston | Suffolk County | 95 MW | Matep Llc |
| Tanner Street Generation | Lowell | Middlesex County | 85 MW | Bt Generation Holdings, Llc |
| Mmwec Simple Cycle Gas Turbine | Peabody | Essex County | 65 MW | Massachusetts Mun Wholes Electric Co |
| Waters River | Peabody | Essex County | 65 MW | City Of Peabody - (Ma) |
| Mass Inst Tech Cntrl Utilities/Cogen Plt | Cambridge | Middlesex County | 43 MW | Massachusetts Inst Of Tech |
| Central Heating Plant | Amherst | Hampshire County | 20 MW | University Of Massachusetts Amherst |
| Univ Of Massachusetts Medical Center | Worcester | Worcester County | 18 MW | University Of Massachusetts Medical |
| Cherry Street | Hudson | Middlesex County | 17 MW | Town Of Hudson - (Ma) |
| Gillette Sbmc | Boston | Suffolk County | 14 MW | The Gillette Company |
| Wellesley College Central Utility Plant | Wellesley | Norfolk County | 14 MW | Wellesley College |
| High Street Station | Ipswich | Essex County | 11 MW | Town Of Ipswich - (Ma) |
| Williams College - Campus Chp | Williamstown | Berkshire County | 7 MW | President & Trustees Of Williams College |
| Newark America Mill | Fitchburg | Worcester County | 6 MW | Newark America |
| Erving Paper Mills | Erving | Franklin County | 6 MW | Erving Paper Mills Inc |
| Indian Orchard Plant 1 | Springfield | Hampden County | 6 MW | Solutia Inc-Indian |
| Smith College Central Heating Plant | Northampton | Hampshire County | 5 MW | The Trustees Of Smith College |
| Norton Powerhouse 2 | Worcester | Worcester County | 5 MW | Norton Powerhouse 2 |
| West Groton Chp | Groton | Middlesex County | 4 MW | Hollingsworth & Vose Co West Groton |
| Coresite - Somerville | Somerville | Middlesex County | 4 MW | Bloom Energy |
| Boston Medical Center Chp Plant | Boston | Suffolk County | 3 MW | Boston Medical Center |
| Ixys - Beverly | Beverly | Essex County | 3 MW | Ixys Integrated Circuits Division, Llc |
| Centech Gas Generator | Shrewsbury | Worcester County | 3 MW | Town Of Shrewsbury - (Ma) |
| Clark University | Worcester | Worcester County | 2 MW | Clark University |
| One Patriot | Foxborough | Norfolk County | 2 MW | Bloom Energy |
| Equinix - Billerica | Billerica | Middlesex County | 2 MW | Bloom Energy |
| Bridgewater Complex Co-Generation Plant | Bridgewater | Bristol County | 2 MW | Massachusetts Department Of Correction |
| Amherst College Co Gen | Amherst | Hampshire County | 1 MW | Amherst College |
| New Boston Generating Station | South Boston | Suffolk County | — | Constellation Power, Inc |
| Mansfield | Mansfield | Bristol County | — | Archer Daniels Midland Co |
| East Bridgewater | East Bridgewater | Plymouth County | — | Gas Recovery Systems Inc |
| Randolph Electric | Randolph | Norfolk County | — | Gas Recovery Systems Inc |
| Halifax Electric | Halifax | Plymouth County | — | Gas Recovery Systems Inc |
| Grs Fall River | Fall River | Bristol County | — | Gas Recovery Systems Inc |
| Chicopee Electric | Chicopee | Hampden County | — | Gas Recovery Systems Inc |