341st largest plant in Massachusetts · 9652nd nationally
Ixys - Beverly is a natural gas power plant in Massachusetts with a nameplate capacity of 2.7 MW. It generates roughly 23 MWh per year — enough to power about 2 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1919 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Ixys - Beverly |
|---|---|
| Operator | Ixys Integrated Circuits Division, Llc |
| City | Beverly |
| County | Essex County |
| State | Massachusetts |
| ZIP | 01915 |
| Coordinates | 42.57949, -70.91078 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NG1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.7 MW | Operating | 2019 |
| NG2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.7 MW | Operating | 2019 |
| NG3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 0.7 MW | Operating | 2019 |
| EG1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.6 MW | Operating | 1997 |
| CO₂ | 22 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 1 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1919 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.