Tiverton Power Plant — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 55048
- Capacity
- 290.1 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Newport, RI
- Operating Since
- 2000
- Generators
- 2
- Operator
- Tiverton Power LLC
- Parent Company
- Carlyle Group
- Annual Generation
- 1,663,114 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 65.2%
- Balancing Authority
- ISO New England Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ISONE
- NERC Region
- NPCC
Tiverton Power Plant
OperatingNatural Gas
Ranked #3 of 8 Natural Gas plants in RI#651 of 2009 nationally
290.1 MW Natural Gas operating in Newport, RI — ISO New England Inc.
EIAWD
290.1 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Technology
2000
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
41.6422, -71.1706
County
Newport, RI
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Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Tiverton Power LLC | Tiverton Power | — |
| Owner(s) | Tiverton Power LLC | Carlyle Group | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Tiverton Power Plant is a 290.1 MW natural gas-fired combined cycle power plant located in Newport County, Rhode Island. The plant began operating in 2000 and is owned by the Carlyle Group and operated by Tiverton Power LLC. It consists of two generators. Tiverton is the third-largest power plant in Rhode Island out of five total plants, and ranks 652nd nationally out of 945 plants.
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, Tiverton Power Plant generated 1,663,114 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 65.2%.
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
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
40.9K MWh
Latest Month
1.7M MWh
Annual Generation
65.2%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
EMI Tiverton Substation · 115 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
Tiverton Power LLC
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ISO-NE
LMP Node
1226
Pricing Hub
.Z.RHODEISLAND
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
News & Articles (3)Beta
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Providence Power Station (operator)
ecoRI News·2 years ago
Industry·other
Police: Power plant caused loud noise heard in Cranston, Johnston
Police in Johnston and Cranston say they are investigating after residents reported hearing a loud noise early Saturday morning.
Cranston (other)Johnston (other)
The Providence Journal·7 years ago
Deals·m and a
Emera to sell 1.1GW gas-fired power plants in New England to Carlyle Group
The power plants being sold by Emera in this regard are Bridgeport Energy, Tiverton Power and Rumford Power.
Emera (seller)Carlyle Group (buyer)
NS Energy·7 years ago
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