108th largest plant in Connecticut · 10066th nationally
Medtronic - New Haven 2 is a natural gas power plant in Connecticut with a nameplate capacity of 2.2 MW. It generates roughly 17.0k MWh per year — enough to power about 1,620 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 88% means it runs nearly around-the-clock as baseload generation.
| Plant Name | Medtronic - New Haven 2 |
|---|---|
| Operator | Bloom Energy |
| City | North Haven |
| County | New Haven County |
| State | Connecticut |
| ZIP | 06473 |
| Coordinates | 41.33971, -72.86503 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MDC04 | Other Natural Gas | Natural Gas | 2.2 MW | Operating | 2020 |
| 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.