Huxley Solar

OperatingBESSSolarHybrid

Ranked #7 of 48 BESS plants in MA#543 of 837 nationally

10 MW Batteries (5 MW) + Solar Photovoltaic (5 MW) operating in Hampden, MA — ISO New England Inc.

EIAGEM

10 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

units

Hybrid (2)

Technology

Batteries + Solar Photovoltaic

2022

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

42.2001, -72.4815

County

Hampden, MA

Nearby Plants

Kearsarge Ludlow LLC
Solar3.7 MW · 0.9 km
Stony Brook
Distillate Oil541.5 MW · 2.4 km
Kearsarge Granby
Solar2.5 MW · 3.2 km

Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Huxley Solar, LLC	Huxley Solar	—
Owner(s)	Huxley Solar, LLC	—	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.

About

Huxley Solar is a 10 MW hybrid power plant located in Hampden County, Massachusetts. The facility, which began operating in 2022, is owned and operated by Huxley Solar, LLC. The plant utilizes both solar photovoltaic technology and batteries, with a 3.5 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) providing 0.7 hours of duration. The BESS uses lithium-ion battery chemistry. The solar array employs single-axis tracking.

The plant's primary fuel source is listed as MWH. In its most recent year of operation, Huxley Solar generated 10,160 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 11.6%. Huxley Solar participates in the ISO New England Inc. balancing authority and is situated within the NPCC NERC region. The plant is ranked 9th out of 126 power plants in Massachusetts and 764th 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

EIA Plant Profile Global Energy Monitor

Engineering & Generators

Grid Context

NERC Region

NPCC

Balancing Authority

ISO New England Inc.

Grid Voltage

13.8 kV

Regulatory Status

Entity Type

Independent Power Producer

Sector

IPP Non-CHP

Generation

423 MWh

Net Discharge

10.2K MWh

Annual Net Energy

11.6%

Capacity Factor

Positive values indicate net discharge (generation exceeds station load). Negative values indicate net charging. Pure battery storage plants are typically net negative due to round-trip efficiency losses.

Financial DataBeta

Source: LBNL Utility-Scale SolarHIGH

$51.1/MWh

LCOE (Levelized Cost)

$31.9/MWh

Energy Value

Pricing & Market Data

MEDIUM confidence

Point of Interconnection

Nearest Substation

Stony Brook Substation · 345 kV

Substation Distance