7.4 MW Batteries (3 MW) + Solar Photovoltaic (5 MW) operating in Worcester, MA — ISO New England Inc.
7.4 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Batteries + Solar Photovoltaic
2020
Operating Since
Coordinates
42.1640, -72.0031
County
Worcester, MA
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | AES Distributed Energy | AES Distributed Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | AES Distributed Energy | — | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
The McDougle-Mitchell Solar Project Hybrid C is a 7.4 MW hybrid power plant located in Worcester County, Massachusetts. The facility, which began operating in 2020, is owned and operated by AES Distributed Energy. It utilizes both solar photovoltaic technology and battery energy storage. The plant consists of two generators and features fixed-tilt solar tracking. The battery energy storage system (BESS) has a capacity of 5.7 MWh and a duration of 1.97 hours, employing lithium-ion battery chemistry (LIB).
The plant's primary fuel source is listed as MWH. In its most recent year of operation, the McDougle-Mitchell Solar Project Hybrid C generated 7,476 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 11.5%. The facility operates within the ISO New England Inc. balancing authority and the NPCC NERC region. It is ranked as the 43rd largest of 126 power plants in Massachusetts and 906th largest of 1205 plants nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
NPCC
Balancing Authority
ISO New England Inc.
Grid Voltage
13.2 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
309 MWh
Latest Month
7.5K MWh
Annual Generation
11.5%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
West Charlton Substation · 115 kV
Substation Distance
3.778 km
Operator
National Grid
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ISO-NE
LMP Node
HC.W_CHRLTN13.2
Pricing Hub
.H.INTERNAL_HUB
Node Source
Curated node match