Cape Cod Air Force Station - 6 SWS — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 58661
- Capacity
- 3.4 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Barnstable, MA
- Operating Since
- 2014
- Generators
- 2
- Operator
- US Air Force
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 6,589 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 22.0%
- Balancing Authority
- ISO New England Inc.
- ISO/RTO
- ISONE
- NERC Region
- NPCC
Cape Cod Air Force Station - 6 SWS
OperatingWind
Ranked #10 of 21 Wind plants in MA#1271 of 1442 nationally
3.4 MW Wind operating in Barnstable, MA — ISO New England Inc.
EIAWD
3.4 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2014
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
41.7525, -70.5389
County
Barnstable, MA
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Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | US Air Force | — | — |
| Owner(s) | US Air Force | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
The Cape Cod Air Force Station - 6 SWS is a 3.4 MW wind power plant located in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. The plant began operating in 2014 and is owned and operated by the US Air Force. It utilizes two onshore wind turbines. The turbines are manufactured by GE Wind, model GE1.68-82.5, with a rotor diameter of 82.5 meters and a hub height of 80 meters.
The plant's primary fuel source is wind (WND). In the most recent year of data, the plant generated 6,589 MWh of electricity, operating at a capacity factor of 22.0%. The Cape Cod Air Force Station - 6 SWS is interconnected to the ISO New England Inc. balancing authority. It is ranked as the 9th largest wind plant out of 21 in Massachusetts, and 1255th out of 1424 nationally. The plant's NERC region is NPCC.
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
NR
Entity Type
Federal
Sector
Commercial Non-CHP
Generation
611 MWh
Latest Month
6.6K MWh
Annual Generation
22.0%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
MEDIUM confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Pave Paws Substation · 115 kV
Substation Distance
2.226 km
Operator
Eversource
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ISO-NE
LMP Node
LD.PAVEPAWS23
Pricing Hub
.H.INTERNAL_HUB
Node Source
Curated node match