10th largest plant in New Hampshire · 2940th nationally
Burgess Biopower is a biomass power plant in New Hampshire with a nameplate capacity of 75.0 MW. It generates roughly 496.2k MWh per year — enough to power about 47,256 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 76% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 520 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (75.0 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 | Burgess Biopower |
|---|---|
| Operator | Berlin Station, Llc |
| City | Berlin |
| County | Coos County |
| State | New Hampshire |
| ZIP | 03570 |
| Coordinates | 44.47194, -71.17528 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST01 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | Wood/Wood Waste | 75.0 MW | Operating | 2013 |
| CO₂ | 128.9k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 17 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 247 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 520 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. |
Biomass plants burn wood, agricultural waste, or methane from landfills to generate steam and electricity. They are considered carbon-neutral over long timescales when fuel is sustainably sourced, but they produce particulate emissions similar to coal.