144th largest plant in Connecticut · 12336th nationally
Connecticut College is a natural gas power plant in Connecticut with a nameplate capacity of 1.2 MW. It generates roughly 8.1k MWh per year — enough to power about 771 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 77% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time.
| Plant Name | Connecticut College |
|---|---|
| Operator | Bloom Energy |
| City | New London |
| County | New London County |
| State | Connecticut |
| ZIP | 06320 |
| Coordinates | 41.38151, -72.10321 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNC00 | Other Natural Gas | Natural Gas | 1.2 MW | Operating | 2019 |
| 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.