44th largest plant in Connecticut · 5052nd nationally
Foxwoods Cogen is a natural gas power plant in Connecticut with a nameplate capacity of 16.2 MW. It generates roughly 10.8k MWh per year — enough to power about 1,025 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 8% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 648 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 (16.2 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 | Foxwoods Cogen |
|---|---|
| Operator | Foxwoods Resort Casino |
| City | Mashantucket |
| County | New London County |
| State | Connecticut |
| ZIP | 06338 |
| Coordinates | 41.47310, -71.96060 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 6.6 MW | Operating | 2010 |
| CT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 6.6 MW | Operating | 2010 |
| STG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 3.0 MW | Operating | 2016 |
| CO₂ | 3.5k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 9 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 648 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. |
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.