9 MW Batteries (4 MW) + Solar Photovoltaic (5 MW) operating in Worcester, MA — ISO New England Inc.
9 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Batteries + Solar Photovoltaic
2021
Operating Since
Coordinates
42.1394, -71.6332
County
Worcester, MA
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Syncarpha Puddon I, LLC | Syncarpha Puddon I | — |
| Owner(s) | Syncarpha Puddon I, LLC | — | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Syncarpha Puddon I Hybrid CSG is a 9 MW hybrid power plant located in Worcester County, Massachusetts. The facility, which began operating in 2021, is owned and operated by Syncarpha Puddon I, LLC. It combines solar photovoltaic generation with battery energy storage. The plant utilizes two generators and its technologies include both solar photovoltaic and batteries. The battery energy storage system (BESS) has a capacity of 8 MWh and a duration of 2 hours, employing lithium-ion battery chemistry (LIB).
The plant's primary fuel source is listed as MWH. In its latest year of operation, Syncarpha Puddon I Hybrid CSG generated 8,541 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 10.8%. The solar array uses a fixed tilt tracking system. The plant operates within the ISO New England Inc. balancing authority and the NPCC NERC region. It is ranked 14th out of 126 power plants in Massachusetts and 857th out of 1205 nationally. Financial data is available for the plant from LBNL Solar.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
NPCC
Balancing Authority
ISO New England Inc.
Grid Voltage
13.8 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Litchfield substation - NG Western MA Area Cluster Study
414 MWh
Latest Month
8.5K MWh
Annual Generation
10.8%
Capacity Factor
$31.9/MWh
Energy Value
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Whitins Pond Substation · 115 kV
Substation Distance
4.906 km
Operator
National Grid
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ISO-NE
LMP Node
LD.WHTNS_PD13.8
Pricing Hub
.H.INTERNAL_HUB
Node Source
Curated node match