100th largest plant in Connecticut · 9695th nationally
Pepperidge Farm Bloomfield is a natural gas power plant in Connecticut with a nameplate capacity of 2.6 MW. It generates roughly 16.5k MWh per year — enough to power about 1,570 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 72% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time.
| Plant Name | Pepperidge Farm Bloomfield |
|---|---|
| Operator | Pepperidge Farm, Inc.- Bloomfield |
| City | Bloomfield |
| County | Hartford County |
| State | Connecticut |
| ZIP | 06002 |
| Coordinates | 41.86930, -72.71832 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FCC | Other Natural Gas | Natural Gas | 1.4 MW | Operating | 2016 |
| FCB | Other Natural Gas | Natural Gas | 1.2 MW | Operating | 2008 |
| 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.