Chicopee Electric is a natural gas power plant in Massachusetts.
| Plant Name | Chicopee Electric |
|---|---|
| Operator | Gas Recovery Systems Inc |
| City | Chicopee |
| County | Hampden County |
| State | Massachusetts |
| ZIP | 01020 |
| Coordinates | 42.17420, -72.53110 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.0 MW | Retired | 1993 |
| 2 | Landfill Gas | Landfill Gas | 1.0 MW | Retired | 1993 |
| 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.