Bridgeport Energy Project
Natural gas power plant · Fairfield County, Connecticut
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Bridgeport Energy LLC
- County
- Fairfield County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 4.73%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Connecticut
- #6 of 47
- EIA plant code
- 55042
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 180 MW | 178 MW | 1999 | Operating |
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 170 MW | 180 MW | 1998 | Operating |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 170 MW | 180 MW | 1998 | 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
| Milford Power Project | Natural gas | 578 MW |
| Bridgeport Station | Natural gas | 576 MW |
| Montville Station | Other | 495 MW |
| Wallingford Energy | Natural gas | 350 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 520 MW solar plant and a 520 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