46th largest plant in Massachusetts · 4986th nationally
Univ Of Massachusetts Medical Center is a natural gas power plant in Massachusetts with a nameplate capacity of 17.5 MW. It generates roughly 68.1k MWh per year — enough to power about 6,485 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 44% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 753 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 (17.5 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 | Univ Of Massachusetts Medical Center |
|---|---|
| Operator | University Of Massachusetts Medical |
| City | Worcester |
| County | Worcester County |
| State | Massachusetts |
| ZIP | 01655 |
| Coordinates | 42.27902, -71.75977 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 7.5 MW | Operating | 2013 |
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 5.0 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 2.5 MW | Operating | 1974 |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 2.5 MW | Operating | 1974 |
| CO₂ | 25.6k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 34 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 753 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.