🛢 Oil Power Plants in Massachusetts
Massachusetts operates 15 oil power plants totaling 322 MW of nameplate capacity. Annual generation: 9.8k MWh.
Oil-fired plants typically run only during peak demand or grid emergencies because oil is expensive compared to gas and coal. They have the highest CO₂ emissions per MWh of any common generation technology.
Plants15operating
Capacity321 MWnameplate
Generation9.8k MWhannual
All Massachusetts oil plants
| Plant | City | County | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exelon Medway Llc | Medway | Norfolk County | 135 MW | Constellation Power, Inc |
| M Street Jet | Boston | Suffolk County | 69 MW | Massachusetts Bay Trans Auth |
| Exelon Framingham Llc | Framingham | Norfolk County | 43 MW | Constellation Power, Inc |
| Nantucket Hybrid | Nantucket | Nantucket County | 22 MW | Nantucket Electric Co |
| Shrewsbury | Shrewsbury | Worcester County | 14 MW | Town Of Shrewsbury - (Ma) |
| West Water Street | Taunton | Bristol County | 10 MW | City Of Taunton |
| Oak Bluffs Diesel Generating Facility | Oak Bluffs | Dukes County | 8 MW | Vineyard Reliability Llc |
| Front Street | Chicopee | Hampden County | 8 MW | City Of Chicopee - (Ma) |
| West Tisbury Generating Facility | West Tisbury | Dukes County | 5 MW | Vineyard Reliability Llc |
| Wilkins Station | Marblehead | Essex County | 5 MW | Town Of Marblehead - (Ma) |
| Signature Breads Chelsea | Chelsea | Suffolk County | 2 MW | Jdc 65r Owner, Llc |
| Exelon Edgar Llc | Weymouth | Norfolk County | — | Constellation Power, Inc |
| Exelon L Street | South Boston | Suffolk County | — | Constellation Power, Inc |
| Salem Harbor | Salem | Essex County | — | Salem Harbor Power Development Lp |
| Commercial Street | Marblehead | Essex County | — | Town Of Marblehead - (Ma) |