63rd largest plant in Connecticut · 6779th nationally
Bradley Energy Center is a natural gas power plant in Connecticut with a nameplate capacity of 5.8 MW. It generates roughly 12.9k MWh per year — enough to power about 1,224 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 25% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 754 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Bradley Energy Center |
|---|---|
| Operator | Ameresco Select Inc |
| City | Windsor Locks |
| County | Hartford County |
| State | Connecticut |
| ZIP | 06096 |
| Coordinates | 41.92710, -72.68314 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIT4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.9 MW | Operating | 2010 |
| UNIT1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.5 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| UNIT2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.2 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| UNIT3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.2 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Connecticut Airport Authority | Windsor Locks, CT | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 4.8k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 111 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 754 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.