4.3 MW Batteries (2 MW) + Solar Photovoltaic (3 MW) operating in Worcester, MA — ISO New England Inc.
4.3 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Batteries + Solar Photovoltaic
2020
Operating Since
Coordinates
42.0791, -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 West A&B Solar Project Hybrid CSG is a 4.3 MW hybrid power plant located in Worcester County, Massachusetts. The plant, which began operating in 2020, is owned and operated by AES Distributed Energy. It utilizes both solar photovoltaic technology and battery energy storage. The battery energy storage system (BESS) has a capacity of 3.5 MWh, a duration of 1.94 hours, and uses lithium-ion battery chemistry (LIB). The solar array uses a fixed-tilt tracking system.
The plant's primary fuel is listed as "MWH". In its latest year of operation, the West A&B Solar Project Hybrid CSG generated 4,727 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 12.5%. The plant operates within the ISO New England Inc. balancing authority and the NPCC NERC region. It is ranked as the 81st largest power plant in Massachusetts out of 126, and 1015th nationally out of 1205. The facility consists of 2 generators.
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
217 MWh
Latest Month
4.7K MWh
Annual Generation
12.5%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Snow Street Substation · 115 kV
Substation Distance
2.488 km
Operator
National Grid
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ISO-NE
LMP Node
LD.SNOW_ST 13.2T1 LD
Pricing Hub
.H.INTERNAL_HUB
Node Source
Curated node match