Exelon Medway Llc

🛢 OilIPP Non-CHP135 MW capacity

20th largest plant in Massachusetts · 2053rd nationally

Exelon Medway Llc is a oil power plant in Massachusetts with a nameplate capacity of 135 MW. It generates roughly 3.7k MWh per year — enough to power about 354 average U.S. homes.

Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 5295 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.

PeakingMid-meritBaseload0%40%80%100%0%
Peaking — intermittent or backup
Capacity135 MWnameplate
Annual Generation3.7k MWhEPA eGRID
Capacity Factor0%of theoretical max
Annual CO₂9.9kmetric tons

Location

Plant NameExelon Medway Llc
OperatorConstellation Power, Inc
CityMedway
CountyNorfolk County
StateMassachusetts
ZIP02053
Coordinates42.14003, -71.44644

This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.

Natural GasOilSolar

Generators (3)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
GT1Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil45.0 MWOperating1970
GT2Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil45.0 MWOperating1971
GT3Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil45.0 MWOperating1970

Emissions (annual)

CO₂9.9k metric tons
NOₓ31 metric tons
CO₂ Rate5295 lb/MWh
U.S. grid average800 lb/MWhNatural gas combined-cycle average900 lb/MWhCoal plant average2,100 lb/MWhThis plant5,295 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.

Grid context

NERC RegionNPCC
Balancing AuthorityIso New England Inc.

About Oil plants

Oil-fired plants typically run only during peak demand or grid emergencies because oil is expensive compared to gas and coal. They have the highest CO₂ emissions per MWh of any common generation technology.

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