Lake Road Generating Plant — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 55149
- Capacity
- 840 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Windham, CT
- Operating Since
- 2002
- Generators
- 3
- Operator
- Lake Road Generating Co LP
- Parent Company
- Vistra
- Annual Generation
- 5,814,808 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 79.0%
- Balancing Authority
- ISO New England Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ISONE
- NERC Region
- NPCC
Lake Road Generating Plant
OperatingNatural Gas
Ranked #2 of 48 Natural Gas plants in CT#223 of 2009 nationally
840 MW Natural Gas operating in Windham, CT — ISO New England Inc.
EIAWD
840 MW
Nameplate Capacity
3
Generators
units
Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Technology
2002
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
41.8720, -71.8958
County
Windham, CT
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Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Lake Road Generating Co LP | Lake Road Generating | — |
| Owner(s) | Lake Road Generating Co LP | Vistra | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Lake Road Generating Plant is a natural gas-fired combined cycle power plant located in Windham County, Connecticut. The plant has a total capacity of 840 MW across three generators. It began operating in 2002 and is owned by Vistra and operated by Lake Road Generating Co LP. The plant is the second-largest of eight power plants in Connecticut, and ranks 227th out of 945 plants nationally.
The plant operates within the ISO New England Inc. balancing authority and the Northeast Power Coordinating Council (NPCC) NERC region. In the latest year of reported generation data, Lake Road Generating Plant produced 5,814,808 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 79.0%.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
NPCC
Balancing Authority
ISO New England Inc.
Grid Voltage
345 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
504.5K MWh
Latest Month
5.8M MWh
Annual Generation
79.0%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Lake Road Substation · 345 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
Eversource
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ISO-NE
LMP Node
UN.LAKE_RD11 LRD1_
Pricing Hub
.Z.CONNECTICUT
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
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