70th largest plant in Connecticut · 6987th nationally
Ui Rcp Bridgeport Seaside is a natural gas power plant in Connecticut with a nameplate capacity of 5.0 MW. It generates roughly 20.0k MWh per year — enough to power about 1,907 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 46% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time.
| Plant Name | Ui Rcp Bridgeport Seaside |
|---|---|
| Operator | United Illuminating Co |
| City | Bridgeport |
| County | Fairfield County |
| State | Connecticut |
| ZIP | 06604 |
| Coordinates | 41.15759, -73.20808 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BPFC | Other Natural Gas | Natural Gas | 2.8 MW | Operating | 2015 |
| BPPV | Solar Photovoltaic | Solar | 2.2 MW | Operating | 2016 |
| 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.