New Boston Generating Station is a natural gas power plant in Massachusetts.
| Plant Name | New Boston Generating Station |
|---|---|
| Operator | Constellation Power, Inc |
| City | South Boston |
| County | Suffolk County |
| State | Massachusetts |
| ZIP | 02127 |
| Coordinates | 42.33917, -71.03528 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 359 MW | Retired | 1965 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 359 MW | Retired | 1967 |
| NERC Region | NPCC |
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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.