High Street Station — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 1670
- Capacity
- 10.9 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine, Petroleum Liquids
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Essex, MA
- Operating Since
- 1951
- Generators
- 9
- Operator
- Town of Ipswich - (MA)
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 197 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 0.2%
- Balancing Authority
- ISO New England Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ISONE
- NERC Region
- NPCC
High Street Station
OperatingDistillate OilNatural GasHybrid
Ranked #26 of 40 Natural Gas plants in MA#1461 of 2009 nationally
10.9 MW Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine (9 MW) + Petroleum Liquids (2 MW) operating in Essex, MA — ISO New England Inc.
EIAWD
10.9 MW
Nameplate Capacity
9
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine + Petroleum Liquids
1951
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
42.6986, -70.8697
County
Essex, MA
Nearby Plants
- Ipswich Wind TurbineWind1.6 MW · 3.0 km
- Bashaw Solar CSG 1, LLCSolar2 MW · 10.4 km
- BeverlySolar2 MW · 12.6 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Town of Ipswich - (MA) | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Town of Ipswich - (MA) | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
High Street Station is a 10.9 MW hybrid power plant located in Essex County, Massachusetts. The plant, which began operating in 1951, is owned and operated by the Town of Ipswich. It utilizes both natural gas and petroleum liquids as fuel sources, employing nine generators using natural gas internal combustion engine technology. The plant operates within the ISO New England Inc. balancing authority and the Northeast Power Coordinating Council (NPCC) NERC region.
In the most recent year with available data, High Street Station generated 197 MWh of electricity, resulting in a capacity factor of 0.2%. The plant is ranked 24th out of 37 power plants in Massachusetts and 1434th out of 1963 plants nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
NPCC
Balancing Authority
ISO New England Inc.
Grid Voltage
23 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Municipal
Sector
Electric Utility
Generation
22 MWh
Latest Month
197 MWh
Annual Generation
0.2%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
High Street Substation · 23 kV
Substation Distance
0.116 km
Operator
Ipswich Electric Light Department
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ISO-NE
LMP Node
LD.IPSWICH 23
Pricing Hub
.H.INTERNAL_HUB
Node Source
Curated node match
News & Articles (10)Beta
Hazards·ice storm
How Cape Cod and southeastern Mass. are coping after Monday's monster blizzard
Tuesday was a day for digging out in southeast Massachusetts. With widespread power outages, people gathered at fire stations and school...
Massachusetts (other)
WBUR·2 weeks ago
Grid·outage
Warming centers open on Cape Cod for thousands without power. See list
The temporary shelters offer comforts such as charging stations, blankets and water bottles.
Cape Cod (other)
Cape Cod Times·2 weeks ago
Industry·corporate
Kendall Square Construction Projects
The following is an outline of the active construction projects in Kendall Square, including private development projects and City of Cambridge infrastructure...
Kendall Square (other)City of Cambridge (other)
City Of Cambridge Ma (.gov)·4 weeks ago
Regulatory·federal policy
MA could receive nearly $93 million. How much will Cape Cod, Nantucket get?
Massachusetts could be about to receive nearly $93 million in federal funding – and some of it could be headed straight to your town.
Massachusetts (other)Cape Cod (other)
Cape Cod Times·4 weeks ago
Last updated 2026-03-14
View all 10 articles