Most Polluting Power Plants in Connecticut

Power plants in Connecticut emit a combined 10.9M metric tons of CO₂ per year. The table below ranks the top emitters — predominantly coal and natural gas plants. Emission rates vary widely even within the same fuel type: efficient combined-cycle gas plants produce roughly 900 lb CO₂/MWh, while older coal plants can exceed 2,200 lb/MWh.

Emissions data comes from the EPA eGRID program. Zero-emission sources (nuclear, solar, wind, hydro) are excluded from this ranking. For methodology details, see the methodology page.

#PlantStateFuelCO₂ (tons/yr)
1Lake Road Generating PlantConnecticutNatural Gas2.4M
2Cpv Towantic Energy CenterConnecticutNatural Gas2.1M
3Milford Power ProjectConnecticutNatural Gas1.6M
4Bridgeport StationConnecticutNatural Gas1.2M
5Bridgeport Energy ProjectConnecticutNatural Gas1.1M
6Kleen Energy Systems ProjectConnecticutNatural Gas1.1M
7Wheelabrator BridgeportConnecticutBiomass429.4k
8Covanta Southeastern Connecticut CompanyConnecticutBiomass139.2k
9MiddletownConnecticutNatural Gas133.0k
10Wheelabrator LisbonConnecticutBiomass110.2k
11Covanta Bristol EnergyConnecticutBiomass109.4k
12Wallingford EnergyConnecticutNatural Gas100.1k
13Kimberly Clark-Unit 1,2,3ConnecticutNatural Gas67.5k
14Uconn Cogen FacilityConnecticutNatural Gas41.6k
15Pratt & WhitneyConnecticutNatural Gas38.3k
16Rand Whitney Chp PlantConnecticutNatural Gas37.2k
17Sikorsky Aircraft ChpConnecticutNatural Gas35.8k
18Montville StationConnecticutOil33.9k
19New Haven HarborConnecticutOil30.4k
20Waterbury GenerationConnecticutNatural Gas23.5k
21Pfizer Groton PlantConnecticutNatural Gas23.1k
22Frito Lay IncorporatedConnecticutNatural Gas20.5k
23Hartford Hospital CogenerationConnecticutNatural Gas12.8k
24Fairfield University Chp PlantConnecticutNatural Gas9.4k
25Devon StationConnecticutOil8.4k
26Cellu TissueConnecticutNatural Gas8.3k
27Hsco ChpConnecticutNatural Gas8.3k
28Danbury Hospital Cogen PlantConnecticutNatural Gas8.2k
29Genconn Devon LlcConnecticutOil5.1k
30Bradley Energy CenterConnecticutNatural Gas4.8k
31Wesleyan University Cogen 1ConnecticutNatural Gas4.3k
32Foxwoods CogenConnecticutNatural Gas3.5k
33A L PierceConnecticutNatural Gas3.1k
34Algonquin Windsor LocksConnecticutNatural Gas2.1k
35Backus Microgrid ProjectConnecticutOil832
36Fort Hill 1, 2, 3 & 4ConnecticutOil767
37Lng 1 & 2ConnecticutOil463
38Lebanon Pines 1 & 2ConnecticutOil462
39Bridge Street 1 & 2ConnecticutOil442
40Gary Court 1 & 2ConnecticutOil404
41Water Treatment 1 & 2ConnecticutOil383
42Plainfield Renewable Energy LlcConnecticutBiomass163
43Jewett City 1ConnecticutOil160
44Ccsu Co-Gen-Stby GenConnecticutNatural Gas28

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PowerPlantsNearMe.com. (2026). Most Polluting Power Plants in Connecticut. Derived from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID. Retrieved from https://powerplantsnearme.com/most-polluting-power-plants/connecticut

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