94.8 MW Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine (39 MW) + Natural Gas Steam Turbine (22 MW) + Petroleum Liquids (34 MW) operating in Suffolk, MA — ISO New England Inc.
94.8 MW
Nameplate Capacity
10
Generators
units
Hybrid (3)
Technology
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine + Natural Gas Steam Turbine + Petroleum Liquids
1980
Operating Since
Coordinates
42.3369, -71.1084
County
Suffolk, MA
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | MATEP LLC | — | — |
| Owner(s) | MATEP LLC | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
The Medical Area Total Energy Plant is a 94.8 MW hybrid power plant located in Suffolk County, Massachusetts. The plant began operating in 1980 and is owned and operated by MATEP LLC. The facility utilizes multiple technologies including natural gas fired combustion turbines, natural gas steam turbines, and petroleum liquids. It consists of 10 generators.
The plant operates within the ISO New England Inc. balancing authority and the NPCC NERC region. In the most recent year of data, the Medical Area Total Energy Plant generated 318,105 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 38.1%. The plant is ranked 3rd out of 17 similar plants in Massachusetts, and 64th out of 886 plants nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
NPCC
Balancing Authority
ISO New England Inc.
Grid Voltage
13.8 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Commercial
Sector
Commercial CHP
29.3K MWh
Latest Month
318.1K MWh
Annual Generation
38.1%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Colburn Street Substation · 115 kV
Substation Distance
0.626 km
Operator
Eversource
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ISO-NE
LMP Node
UN.COLBURN 13.8MAT3
Pricing Hub
.H.INTERNAL_HUB
Node Source
Curated node match
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