Bridgeport Fuel Cell, LLC
Natural gas power plant · Fairfield County, Connecticut
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Other Natural Gas
- Operator
- Bridgeport Fuel Cell, LLC
- County
- Fairfield County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.15%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Connecticut
- #15 of 47
- EIA plant code
- 58551
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other Natural Gas | 17 MW | 14 MW | 2013 | 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
| Nutmeg Solar | Solar | 20 MW |
| Covanta Southeastern Connecticut Company | Other | 18 MW |
| Rand Whitney CHP Plant | Natural gas | 17 MW |
| Covanta Bristol Energy | Other | 16 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 17 MW solar plant and a 17 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