CMEEC - Polaris Park Solar Hybrid
Solar power plant · New London County, Connecticut
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Tesla Inc.
- County
- New London County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.04%
- Rank among solar plants in Connecticut
- #16 of 92
- EIA plant code
- 60607
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PV1 | Solar Photovoltaic | 3.5 MW | 3.5 MW | 2017 | Operating |
| BA1 | Batteries | 0.8 MW | 0.8 MW | 2017 | 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
| Fairfield University CHP Plant | Natural gas | 4.5 MW |
| CMEEC - Norwich Stott St Solar Hybrid | Solar | 4.3 MW |
| Danbury Hospital Cogen Plant | Natural gas | 4.3 MW |
| Antares-GRE 314 East Lyme LLC | Solar | 4.0 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 4.3 MW solar plant and a 4.3 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