19th largest plant in Rhode Island · 5615th nationally
Rhode Island Hospital is a natural gas power plant in Rhode Island with a nameplate capacity of 10.4 MW. It generates roughly 17.4k MWh per year — enough to power about 1,653 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 19% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 660 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (10.4 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 | Rhode Island Hospital |
|---|---|
| Operator | Rhode Island Hospital |
| City | Providence |
| County | Providence County |
| State | Rhode Island |
| ZIP | 02903 |
| Coordinates | 41.81030, -71.41000 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEW1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 3.5 MW | Operating | 1993 |
| NEW3 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 3.5 MW | Operating | 1993 |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 1.7 MW | Operating | 1974 |
| GEN4 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 1.7 MW | Operating | 1974 |
| CO₂ | 5.7k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 4 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 660 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.