🔥 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
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 |