248th largest plant in Massachusetts · 8730th nationally
Coresite - Somerville is a natural gas power plant in Massachusetts with a nameplate capacity of 3.6 MW. It generates roughly 29.8k MWh per year — enough to power about 2,841 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 95% means it runs nearly around-the-clock as baseload generation.
| Plant Name | Coresite - Somerville |
|---|---|
| Operator | Bloom Energy |
| City | Somerville |
| County | Middlesex County |
| State | Massachusetts |
| ZIP | 02143 |
| Coordinates | 42.37661, -71.08052 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CST00 | Other Natural Gas | Natural Gas | 3.6 MW | Operating | 2020 |
| 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.