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
42.1342, -71.6302
County
Worcester, MA
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Syncarpha Puddon II, LLC | Syncarpha Puddon II | — |
| Owner(s) | Syncarpha Puddon II, LLC | — | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Syncarpha Puddon II 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 II, LLC. It combines solar photovoltaic generation with battery energy storage. The plant utilizes two generators and is fueled by MWH (presumably referring to megawatt-hours from the solar component). The battery energy storage system (BESS) has a capacity of 8 MWh and a duration of 2 hours, employing lithium-ion battery (LIB) chemistry. The solar array uses a fixed tilt tracking system.
The plant operates within the ISO New England Inc. balancing authority and the Northeast Power Coordinating Council (NPCC) NERC region. In its latest year of operation, Syncarpha Puddon II Hybrid CSG generated 9,066 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 11.5%. The plant is ranked 13th out of 126 power plants in Massachusetts and 855th out of 1205 nationally. Financial data is available for the plant from LBNL sources.
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
486 MWh
Latest Month
9.1K MWh
Annual Generation
11.5%
Capacity Factor
$31.8/MWh
Energy Value
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Whitins Pond Substation · 115 kV
Substation Distance
4.567 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