M Street Jet — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 10176
- Capacity
- 69 MW
- Primary Fuel
- KER
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Suffolk, MA
- Operating Since
- 1979
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Massachusetts Bay Trans Auth
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 457.01 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 0.1%
- Balancing Authority
- ISO New England Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ISONE
- NERC Region
- NPCC
M Street Jet
OperatingKerosene
Ranked #1 of 1 Kerosene plants in MA#7 of 15 nationally
69 MW Kerosene operating in Suffolk, MA — ISO New England Inc.
EIAWD
69 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Petroleum Liquids
Technology
1979
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
42.3393, -71.0314
County
Suffolk, MA
Nearby Plants
- Gillette SBMCDistillate Oil14.2 MW · 2.1 km
- UMass BostonDistillate Oil8.1 MW · 3.0 km
- Boston Medical Center CHP PlantBESS3 MW · 3.6 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Massachusetts Bay Trans Auth | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Massachusetts Bay Trans Auth | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
M Street Jet is a 69 MW petroleum-fueled power plant located in Suffolk County, Massachusetts. The plant began operating in 1979 and has one generator utilizing petroleum liquids technology. It is owned and operated by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. The plant is within the ISO New England Inc. balancing authority and the Northeast Power Coordinating Council (NPCC) NERC region.
In the most recent year of reported data, M Street Jet generated 457 MWh of electricity, resulting in a capacity factor of 0.1%. The plant is ranked as the largest of its kind in Massachusetts and 9th out of 17 similar plants nationally. Recent news coverage of the plant includes 6 articles related to industry topics and 1 article related to hazards.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
NPCC
Balancing Authority
ISO New England Inc.
Grid Voltage
115 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
State
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
176 MWh
Latest Month
457 MWh
Annual Generation
0.1%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
K Street Substation · 345 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
Eversource
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ISO-NE
LMP Node
NEMASSBOST
Pricing Hub
.H.INTERNAL_HUB
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
News & Articles (7)Beta
Industry·corporate
Skanska nabs $303M Massachusetts bridge job
The builder also announced a $240 million deal for additional work on a Virginia Tech engineering building.
Skanska (operator)Virginia Tech (other)
Construction Dive·9 months ago
Industry·corporate
Tutor Perini subsidiary wins $222M airport project
The Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Pacific tapped a Tutor Perini subsidiary for a $222 million airport project in Tinian, located on the Northern...
Tutor Perini (operator)Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Pacific (other)
Construction Dive·2 years ago
Industry·corporate
How coal baron Trevor St Baker turned a $1m power plant into a money-making machine
In 2015, the ageing Vales Point station seemed destined for the scrapheap – now, it's making more than $100m a year.
Trevor St Baker (other)Vales Point (operator)
The Guardian·5 years ago
Industry·partnership
Boston MBTA hosts ISO-NE for OP-14 training
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) hosted a classroom session of ISO New England's Resource Operator OP-14 Training...
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (other)ISO-NE (other)
ISO Newswire·6 years ago
Last updated 2026-03-14
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