43 MW Wood Waste operating in Windham, CT — ISO New England Inc.
43 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Wood/Wood Waste Biomass
Technology
2013
Operating Since
Coordinates
41.6634, -71.9247
County
Windham, CT
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Plainfield Renewable Energy, LLC | Plainfield Renewable Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | Plainfield Renewable Energy, LLC | Denham Capital Management GP | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Plainfield Renewable Energy LLC is a 43 MW biomass power plant located in Windham County, Connecticut. The plant, which began operating in 2013, is owned by Denham Capital Management GP and operated by Plainfield Renewable Energy, LLC. It utilizes wood and wood waste as its primary fuel source, employing one generator to produce electricity. The facility is interconnected with the ISO New England Inc. balancing authority and operates within the NPCC NERC region.
The plant's latest annual generation was 199,145 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 52.9%. Plainfield Renewable Energy LLC holds the rank of 1 out of 1 among similar plants in Connecticut and is ranked 27 out of 97 nationally. Financial data indicates a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $26.2 per MWh, as reported in FERC EQR filings.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
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
Plainfield Renewable Energy Project
0 MWh
Latest Month
199.1K MWh
Annual Generation
52.9%
Capacity Factor
$26.2/MWh
PPA Price
Plainfield Renewable Energy, LLC
Contract Seller
Per-Unit Cost Trends
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Plainfield Substation · 115 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
Eversource
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ISO-NE
LMP Node
Frybrook
Pricing Hub
.Z.CONNECTICUT
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
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