27th largest plant in Connecticut · 4014th nationally
Kimberly Clark-Unit 1,2,3 is a natural gas power plant in Connecticut with a nameplate capacity of 36.3 MW. It generates roughly 217.4k MWh per year — enough to power about 20,705 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 68% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 621 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 (36.3 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 | Kimberly Clark-Unit 1,2,3 |
|---|---|
| Operator | Kimberly-Clark Corporation |
| City | New Milford |
| County | Litchfield County |
| State | Connecticut |
| ZIP | 06776 |
| Coordinates | 41.55833, -73.41361 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT100 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 16.1 MW | Operating | 2008 |
| GT200 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 16.1 MW | Operating | 2008 |
| GT300 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 4.1 MW | Operating | 2008 |
| CO₂ | 67.5k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 184 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 621 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.