Power Plants in Providence County, Rhode Island

Providence County, Rhode Island has 54 power plants totaling 1,842 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants54operating sites
Capacity1,841 MWnameplate
Generation8.2M MWhannual
CO₂3.6Mmetric tons/year
Natural Gas 89%Solar 7%Biomass 2%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Rhode Island State Energy CenterJohnstonNatural Gas596 MWRisec Operating Services
Manchester StreetProvidenceNatural Gas515 MWManchester Street, Llc.
Ocean State PowerHarrisvilleNatural Gas254 MWOcean State Power Co
Ocean State Power IiHarrisvilleNatural Gas254 MWOcean State Power Ii
Johnston Lfg Turbine PlantJohnstonBiomass35.7 MWRhode Island Lfg Genco
Tpe King Solar Holdings1, Llc (Csg)North SmithfieldSolar12.7 MWNautilus Solar Solutions
Central Power PlantCranstonNatural Gas11.0 MWState Of Rhode Island
Rhode Island HospitalProvidenceNatural Gas10.4 MWRhode Island Hospital
Hope Farm Solar, LlcCranstonSolar10.0 MWAdapture Renewables, Inc.
Gdim 1, LlcNorth SmithfieldSolar9.6 MWGdim 1, Llc
Gdim 2, LlcNorth SmithfieldSolar9.6 MWGdim 2, Llc
Gdim 3, LlcNorth SmithfieldSolar9.6 MWGdim 3, Llc
Gdim 4, LlcNorth SmithfieldSolar9.6 MWGdim 4, Llc
Kearsarge Smithfield LlcBurrillvilleSolar8.0 MWKearsarge Smithfield Llc
Ridgewood Providence PowerJohnstonBiomass6.4 MWRhode Island Lfg Genco
Pine HillJohnstonSolar5.0 MWAep Onsite Partners, Llc
Nbc Field's Point Wind FarmProvidenceWind4.5 MWNarragansett Bay Commission
Gd Johnson Scituate I, LlcCranstonSolar4.3 MWGd Johnson Scituate I, Llc
Town Of Burrillville Solar CsgBurrillvilleSolar3.3 MWStandard Solar
Orbit Energy RiJohnstonBiomass3.2 MWAnaergia
Ism Solar Cranston CsgCranstonSolar3.1 MWNautilus Solar Solutions
Forbes Street SolarEast ProvidenceSolar3.0 MWAltus Power America Management, Llc
Wed Green Hill, LlcJohnstonWind3.0 MWWed Green Hill, Llc
Wed Plainfield Ii, LlcJohnstonWind3.0 MWWed Plainfield Ii, Llc
Wed Plainfield Iii, LlcJohnstonWind3.0 MWWed Plainfield Iii, Llc
Wed Plainfield, LlcJohnstonWind3.0 MWWed Plainfield, Llc
Wed Shun I, LlcJohnstonWind3.0 MWWed Shun I, Llc
Wed Shun Ii, LlcJohnstonWind3.0 MWWed Shun Ii, Llc
Wed Shun Iii, LlcJohnstonWind3.0 MWWed Shun Iii, Llc
Wed Gw Solar, LlcLincolnSolar3.0 MWCleancapital Holdings
Ocean State BtmPascoagOther Fossil3.0 MWAgilitas Energy, Inc.
Howard Lane SolarGlocesterSolar3.0 MWNjr Clean Energy Ventures Corporation
Green Providence Wind Ii, LlcProvidenceWind3.0 MWGreen Providence Wind Ii, Llc
Nautilus Goat Island Solar Llc (Csg)BurrillvilleSolar2.5 MWNautilus Solar Solutions
Smithfield Solar Farm, LlcSmithfieldSolar2.4 MWSmithfield Solar Farm
North Smithfield Solar Power 1North SmithfieldSolar2.0 MWAep Onsite Partners, Llc
Ced FosterFosterSolar2.0 MWConsolidated Edison Development Inc.
North ProvidenceNorth ProvidenceSolar2.0 MWCaptona N.p. Llc
Plainfield PikeJohnstonSolar2.0 MWCaptona Plainfield Pike Johnston Llc
Kearsarge East ProvidenceEast ProvidenceSolar2.0 MWKearsarge East Providence Llc
Gd Glocester White Oak I, LlcGlocesterSolar1.8 MWGd Glocester White Oak I, Llc
Douglas Pike Solar, LlcBurrillvilleSolar1.8 MWNavisun Llc
Blackstone/TupperwareNorth SmithfieldHydroelectric1.6 MWBlackstone Hydro Inc.
A Street 2JohnstonSolar1.6 MWCaptona A Street 2 Johnston Llc
Green Providence Wind I, LlcProvidenceWind1.5 MWGreen Providence Wind I, Llc
Johnston SolarTown Of JohnstonSolar1.4 MWConcord New Energy
Little BayProvidenceSolar1.3 MWAltus Power America Management, Llc
Thundermist HydroProvidenceHydroelectric1.2 MWCity Of Woonsocket
A Street 1JohnstonSolar1.2 MWCaptona A Street 1 Johnston Llc
Foster SolarNorth ScituateSolar1.2 MWFoster Solar, Llc
BrooksideNorth SmithfieldSolar1.0 MWTerraform Arcadia
Scituate Ri Solar, LlcScituateSolar— MWAdapture Renewables, Inc.
Hope Solar OneProvidenceSolar— MWHope Solar One, Llc
Pomham Islander (Csg)North SmithfieldSolar— MWNautilus Solar Solutions

About power generation in Providence County

Providence County, Rhode Island has 54 power plants totaling 1,842 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the dominant fuel source at 89% of installed capacity, followed by Solar (7%) and Biomass (2%). The largest facility is Rhode Island State Energy Center at 596 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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