25th largest plant in Massachusetts · 2744th nationally
Tanner Street Generation is a natural gas power plant in Massachusetts with a nameplate capacity of 85.0 MW.
| Plant Name | Tanner Street Generation |
|---|---|
| Operator | Bt Generation Holdings, Llc |
| City | Lowell |
| County | Middlesex County |
| State | Massachusetts |
| ZIP | 01852 |
| Coordinates | 42.63212, -71.31324 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V643 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 65.5 MW | Retired | 1992 |
| TRENT | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 57.9 MW | Retired | 2008 |
| VAX | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 27.1 MW | Retired | 1992 |
| 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.