11th largest plant in Massachusetts · 863rd nationally
Bellingham Cogeneration Facility is a natural gas power plant in Massachusetts with a nameplate capacity of 386 MW. It generates roughly 97.4k MWh per year — enough to power about 9,278 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 3% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1078 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (386 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | Bellingham Cogeneration Facility |
|---|---|
| Operator | Northeast Energy Associates Lp |
| City | Bellingham |
| County | Norfolk County |
| State | Massachusetts |
| ZIP | 02019 |
| Coordinates | 42.09250, -71.48330 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 129 MW | Operating | 1991 |
| CT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 129 MW | Operating | 1991 |
| ST1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 129 MW | Operating | 1991 |
| CO₂ | 52.5k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 36 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1078 lb/MWh |
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.