139th largest plant in Connecticut · 12057th nationally
Trinity College Fuel Cell is a natural gas power plant in Connecticut with a nameplate capacity of 1.4 MW. It generates roughly 8.9k MWh per year — enough to power about 848 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 73% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time.
| Plant Name | Trinity College Fuel Cell |
|---|---|
| Operator | Aep Onsite Partners, Llc |
| City | Hartford |
| County | Hartford County |
| State | Connecticut |
| ZIP | 06106 |
| Coordinates | 41.74629, -72.68936 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MB-22 | Other Natural Gas | Natural Gas | 1.4 MW | Operating | 2018 |
| 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.