41st largest plant in Connecticut · 5034th nationally
Bridgeport Fuel Cell, Llc is a natural gas power plant in Connecticut with a nameplate capacity of 16.6 MW. It generates roughly 105.1k MWh per year — enough to power about 10,005 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 72% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time.
| Plant Name | Bridgeport Fuel Cell, Llc |
|---|---|
| Operator | Bridgeport Fuel Cell, Llc |
| City | Bridgeport |
| County | Fairfield County |
| State | Connecticut |
| ZIP | 06605 |
| Coordinates | 41.16806, -73.21111 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other Natural Gas | Natural Gas | 16.6 MW | Operating | 2013 |
| 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.