56th largest plant in Massachusetts · 5549th nationally
High Street Station is a natural gas power plant in Massachusetts with a nameplate capacity of 10.9 MW. It generates roughly 28 MWh per year — enough to power about 2 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 13265 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | High Street Station |
|---|---|
| Operator | Town Of Ipswich - (Ma) |
| City | Ipswich |
| County | Essex County |
| State | Massachusetts |
| ZIP | 01938 |
| Coordinates | 42.69860, -70.86970 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.3 MW | Operating | 1954 |
| 7 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.3 MW | Out of Service | 1956 |
| 9 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.3 MW | Operating | 1961 |
| 1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.2 MW | Operating | 1986 |
| 10 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.2 MW | Operating | 1984 |
| 11 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.2 MW | Operating | 1982 |
| 12 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.2 MW | Operating | 1983 |
| 6 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.1 MW | Operating | 1951 |
| 8 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.1 MW | Out of Service | 1960 |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.7 MW | Retired | 1941 |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.6 MW | Retired | 1937 |
| CO₂ | 186 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 4 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 13265 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.