8.3 MW Batteries (3 MW) + Solar Photovoltaic (5 MW) operating in Worcester, MA — ISO New England Inc.
8.3 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Batteries + Solar Photovoltaic
2021
Operating Since
Coordinates
42.3931, -71.6544
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 Randall Solar Project Hybrid is an 8.3 MW hybrid power plant located in Worcester County, Massachusetts. The plant, which began operating in 2021, 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 6 MWh, with a duration of 1.82 hours and lithium-ion battery chemistry. The solar array uses a fixed-tilt tracking system.
The plant's primary fuel source is listed as "MWH" in the data. In its most recent year of operation, the Randall Solar Project Hybrid generated 7,928 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 10.9%. The plant operates within the ISO New England Inc. balancing authority and the NPCC NERC region. It is ranked as the 25th largest solar facility out of 126 in Massachusetts, and 869th 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
401 MWh
Latest Month
7.9K MWh
Annual Generation
10.9%
Capacity Factor
$69.4/MWh
LCOE (Levelized Cost)
$32.0/MWh
Energy Value
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Fitch Road Substation · 69 kV
Substation Distance
4.487 km
Operator
National Grid
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ISO-NE
LMP Node
LD.FITCH_RD69
Pricing Hub
.H.INTERNAL_HUB
Node Source
Curated node match