A L Pierce
Natural gas power plant · New Haven County, Connecticut
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- MPH AL Pierce, LLC
- County
- New Haven County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.76%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Connecticut
- #9 of 47
- EIA plant code
- 6635
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 84 MW | 74 MW | 2007 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Connecticut
| Cos Cob | Other | 115 MW |
| Waterbury Generation | Natural gas | 96 MW |
| Algonquin Windsor Locks | Natural gas | 71 MW |
| Waterside Power, LLC | Other | 70 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 84 MW solar plant and a 84 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Connecticut power plants · What Connecticut actually generates