42nd largest plant in Connecticut · 5036th nationally
Rand Whitney Chp Plant is a natural gas power plant in Connecticut with a nameplate capacity of 16.5 MW. It generates roughly 123.7k MWh per year — enough to power about 11,781 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 86% means it runs nearly around-the-clock as baseload generation. At 601 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Rand Whitney Chp Plant |
|---|---|
| Operator | Rand Whitney Containerboard L.p. |
| City | Montville |
| County | New London County |
| State | Connecticut |
| ZIP | 06353 |
| Coordinates | 41.45278, -72.13611 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TG-1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 16.5 MW | Operating | 2005 |
| CO₂ | 37.2k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 102 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 601 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.