18th largest plant in Connecticut · 2760th nationally
A L Pierce is a natural gas power plant in Connecticut with a nameplate capacity of 84.0 MW.
| Plant Name | A L Pierce |
|---|---|
| Operator | Mph Al Pierce, Llc |
| City | Wallingford |
| County | New Haven County |
| State | Connecticut |
| ZIP | 06492 |
| Coordinates | 41.44823, -72.83488 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 84.0 MW | Operating | 2007 |
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 7.5 MW | Retired | 1953 |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 7.5 MW | Retired | 1953 |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 7.5 MW | Retired | 1953 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hull Street Energy, Llc | Bethesda, MD | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 3.1k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 1 metric tons |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | NPCC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Iso New England Inc. |
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.