3.2 MW Bio. Gas operating in Providence, RI — ISO New England Inc.
3.2 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Other Waste Biomass
Technology
2017
Operating Since
Coordinates
41.8054, -71.5142
County
Providence, RI
Nearby Plants
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Anaergia | Rhode Island LFG Genco LLC | — |
| Owner(s) | Anaergia | Macquarie Group | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Orbit Energy RI, located in Providence County, Rhode Island, is a 3.2 MW power plant fueled by other waste biomass (OBG). The plant began operating in 2017 and has a single generator. It is owned by Macquarie Group, an Australian company, and operated by Anaergia. Orbit Energy RI is the only power plant of its kind in Rhode Island, and ranks 24th out of 74 similar 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 for which data is available, Orbit Energy RI generated 144 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 0.5%.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
NPCC
Balancing Authority
ISO New England Inc.
Grid Voltage
23 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
12 MWh
Latest Month
144 MWh
Annual Generation
0.5%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Rise Substation · 115 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
National Grid
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ISO-NE
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
.Z.RHODEISLAND
Node Source
Shared substation inference
Substation identified. Node ID not yet resolved against ISO roster.
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