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Natural gas power plant · Hartford County, Connecticut
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
- Operator
- Dunn Paper East Hartford, LLC
- County
- Hartford County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.03%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Connecticut
- #35 of 47
- EIA plant code
- 58116
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 3.0 MW | 2.5 MW | 2009 | 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
| Goodwin Hydroelectric | Hydro | 3.2 MW |
| Bristol Solar One, LLC | Solar | 3.0 MW |
| Glastonbury Solar One | Solar | 3.0 MW |
| Town of Rocky Hill PV CSG | Solar | 3.0 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 3.0 MW solar plant and a 3.0 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