19th largest plant in Massachusetts · 1703rd nationally
Pittsfield Generating Lp is a natural gas power plant in Massachusetts with a nameplate capacity of 176 MW. It generates roughly 20.0k MWh per year — enough to power about 1,903 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 1% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1047 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (176 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 | Pittsfield Generating Lp |
|---|---|
| Operator | Pittsfield Generating Company, Lp |
| City | Pittsfield |
| County | Berkshire County |
| State | Massachusetts |
| ZIP | 01201 |
| Coordinates | 42.45640, -73.21810 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN4 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 53.4 MW | Operating | 1990 |
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 40.7 MW | Operating | 1990 |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 40.7 MW | Operating | 1990 |
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 40.7 MW | Operating | 1990 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hull Street Energy, Llc | Bethesda, MD | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 10.5k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 2 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1047 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.