7 MW Batteries (2 MW) + Solar Photovoltaic (5 MW) operating in Barnstable, MA — ISO New England Inc.
7 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Batteries + Solar Photovoltaic
2021
Operating Since
Coordinates
41.5960, -70.6007
County
Barnstable, MA
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Blacksmith Road Solar 1, LLC | Blacksmith Road Solar 1 | — |
| Owner(s) | Blacksmith Road Solar 1, LLC | — | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Blacksmith Road Solar 1 is a 7 MW hybrid power plant located in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. The facility, which combines solar photovoltaic generation with battery energy storage, is owned and operated by Blacksmith Road Solar 1, LLC. The plant began operating in 2021 and consists of two generators utilizing solar power as its primary fuel source. The battery energy storage system (BESS) has a capacity of 3.3 MWh and a duration of 1.65 hours, using lithium-ion battery chemistry. The solar array employs 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, Blacksmith Road Solar 1 generated 8,492 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 13.8%. The plant is ranked 50th out of 126 power plants in Massachusetts and 917th out of 1205 plants nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
NPCC
Balancing Authority
ISO New England Inc.
Grid Voltage
22.8 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
227 MWh
Latest Month
8.5K MWh
Annual Generation
13.8%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Falmouth Tap Substation · 115 kV
Substation Distance
4.298 km
Operator
Eversource
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ISO-NE
LMP Node
LD.FALMOUTH25
Pricing Hub
.H.INTERNAL_HUB
Node Source
Curated node match