1st largest plant in Rhode Island · 625th nationally
Rhode Island State Energy Center is a natural gas power plant in Rhode Island with a nameplate capacity of 596 MW. It generates roughly 3.6M MWh per year — enough to power about 342,890 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 69% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 833 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 (596 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 State Energy Center |
|---|---|
| Operator | Risec Operating Services |
| City | Johnston |
| County | Providence County |
| State | Rhode Island |
| ZIP | 02919 |
| Coordinates | 41.80170, -71.51860 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 204 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| CTG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 196 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| CTG2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 196 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island State Energy Center, Lp | Charlotte, NC | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 1.5M metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 8 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 72 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 833 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.