105th largest plant in Massachusetts · 6462nd nationally
Williams College - Campus Chp is a natural gas power plant in Massachusetts with a nameplate capacity of 7.0 MW. It generates roughly 2.0k MWh per year — enough to power about 189 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 3% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 669 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 (7.0 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 | Williams College - Campus Chp |
|---|---|
| Operator | President & Trustees Of Williams College |
| City | Williamstown |
| County | Berkshire County |
| State | Massachusetts |
| ZIP | 01267 |
| Coordinates | 42.70972, -73.20222 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 3.0 MW | Operating | 2003 |
| GEN4 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.0 MW | Operating | 2017 |
| GEN5 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.0 MW | Operating | 2017 |
| GEN6 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.0 MW | Cancelled | — |
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 1.2 MW | Cancelled | — |
| CO₂ | 666 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 1 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 669 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.