798.2 MW Natural Gas operating in Essex, MA — ISO New England Inc.
798.2 MW
Nameplate Capacity
4
Generators
units
Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Technology
2018
Operating Since
Coordinates
42.5255, -70.8782
County
Essex, MA
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Salem Harbor Power Development LP | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Salem Harbor Power Development LP | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Salem Harbor Power Development LP is a natural gas-fired combined cycle power plant located in Essex County, Massachusetts. The plant has a total capacity of 798.2 MW distributed across four generators. It began operating in 2018 and is owned and operated by Salem Harbor Power Development LP. The plant is the second-largest of 15 active power plants in Massachusetts, and ranks 253rd 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 its most recent year of operation, the plant generated 1,793,994 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 25.6%.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
NPCC
Balancing Authority
ISO New England Inc.
Grid Voltage
117 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Footprint Combined Cycle Unit
99.6K MWh
Latest Month
1.8M MWh
Annual Generation
25.6%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Salem Harbor Substation · 115 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
National Grid
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ISO-NE
LMP Node
48695
Pricing Hub
.H.INTERNAL_HUB
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
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