Bradley Energy Center
Natural gas power plant · Hartford County, Connecticut
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
- Operator
- Ameresco Select Inc
- County
- Hartford County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.05%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Connecticut
- #24 of 47
- EIA plant code
- 58327
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIT4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 1.9 MW | 1.9 MW | 2010 | Operating |
| UNIT1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 1.5 MW | 1.5 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| UNIT2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 1.2 MW | 1.2 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| UNIT3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 1.2 MW | 1.2 MW | 2002 | 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
| Subase Microgrid Project | Natural gas | 7.4 MW |
| Bulls Bridge | Hydro | 7.2 MW |
| Pfizer Groton Fuel Cell | Natural gas | 5.6 MW |
| Bridge Street 1 & 2 | Other | 5.2 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 5.8 MW solar plant and a 5.8 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