17.5 MW Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine (8 MW) + Natural Gas Steam Turbine (10 MW) operating in Worcester, MA — ISO New England Inc.
17.5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
4
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine + Natural Gas Steam Turbine
1974
Operating Since
Coordinates
42.2790, -71.7598
County
Worcester, MA
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | University of Massachusetts Medical | — | — |
| Owner(s) | University of Massachusetts Medical | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
The University of Massachusetts Medical Center is a 17.5 MW hybrid power plant located in Worcester County, Massachusetts. The plant, which began operating in 1974, is owned and operated by the University of Massachusetts Medical. It utilizes both natural gas-fired combustion turbine and natural gas steam turbine technologies. The facility consists of 4 generators and ranks as the 21st largest power plant in Massachusetts out of 37, and 1337th nationally out of 1963 plants.
The plant operates within the ISO New England Inc. balancing authority and the NPCC NERC region. In the most recent year with available data, the University of Massachusetts Medical Center generated 68,708 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 44.6%. The plant's primary fuel source is natural gas.
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
State
Sector
Commercial CHP
8.9K MWh
Latest Month
68.7K MWh
Annual Generation
44.6%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Rena Street Substation
Substation Distance
1.025 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ISO-NE
LMP Node
HC.BLOMNGDL13.8
Pricing Hub
.H.INTERNAL_HUB
Node Source
Curated node match
Last updated 2026-03-14
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