Power Plants in Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Suffolk County, Massachusetts has 12 power plants totaling 269 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants12operating sites
Capacity268 MWnameplate
Generation455.5k MWhannual
CO₂132.9kmetric tons/year
Natural Gas 42%Biomass 27%Oil 26%Solar 4%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Medical Area Total Energy PlantBostonNatural Gas94.8 MWMatep Llc
Deer Island Treatment PlantWinthropBiomass72.8 MWMassachusetts Wtr Rauth-Deer I
M Street JetBostonOil69.0 MWMassachusetts Bay Trans Auth
Gillette SbmcBostonNatural Gas14.2 MWThe Gillette Company
Umass BostonDorchesterSolar8.1 MWMss Energy Holdings, Llc (D.b.a. Calibrant Energy)
Meadow SolarBostonSolar3.0 MWAltus Power America Management, Llc
Boston Medical Center Chp PlantBostonNatural Gas3.0 MWBoston Medical Center
Charlestown Wind TurbineCharlestownWind1.5 MWMwra Charlestown
Signature Breads ChelseaChelseaOil1.5 MWJdc 65r Owner, Llc
Dorchester Solar SiteDorchesterSolar1.0 MWMassachusetts Electric Co
Exelon L StreetSouth BostonOil— MWConstellation Power, Inc
New Boston Generating StationSouth BostonNatural Gas— MWConstellation Power, Inc

About power generation in Suffolk County

Suffolk County, Massachusetts has 12 power plants totaling 269 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the dominant fuel source at 42% of installed capacity, followed by Biomass (27%) and Oil (26%). The largest facility is Medical Area Total Energy Plant at 94 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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