8 MW Batteries (3 MW) + Solar Photovoltaic (5 MW) operating in Bristol, MA — ISO New England Inc.
8 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Batteries + Solar Photovoltaic
2022
Operating Since
Coordinates
41.5900, -71.0942
County
Bristol, MA
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | AES Distributed Energy | AES Distributed Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | AES Distributed Energy | — | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Brookwood Drive Community Solar is an 8 MW hybrid power plant located in Bristol County, Massachusetts. The facility, which began operating in 2022, is owned and operated by AES Distributed Energy. The plant utilizes both solar photovoltaic technology and battery energy storage. It consists of two generators and is fueled by electricity (MWH), indicating the battery storage component. The solar array uses a fixed tilt tracking system.
The plant also features a battery energy storage system (BESS) with a capacity of 8 MWh and a duration of 2.67 hours, utilizing lithium-ion battery chemistry (LIB). In its latest year of operation, Brookwood Drive Community Solar generated 7,033 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 10.0%. The plant operates within the ISO New England Inc. balancing authority and the NPCC NERC region. Brookwood Drive Community Solar is ranked as the 33rd largest solar facility out of 126 in Massachusetts, and 886th out of 1205 nationally. Financial data is available for the plant from LBNL, though specific metrics are not provided.
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
244 MWh
Latest Month
7.0K MWh
Annual Generation
10.0%
Capacity Factor
$31.8/MWh
Energy Value
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Fisher Road Substation · 115 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
Eversource
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ISO-NE
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
.H.INTERNAL_HUB
Node Source
OSM spatial match
Substation identified. Node ID not yet resolved against ISO roster.