Lake Road Generating Plant
Natural gas power plant · Windham County, Connecticut
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Lake Road Generating Co LP
- County
- Windham County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 7.64%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Connecticut
- #2 of 47
- EIA plant code
- 55149
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 280 MW | 278 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| U2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 280 MW | 278 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| U3 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 280 MW | 273 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.
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| Millstone | Nuclear | 2,260 MW |
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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 840 MW solar plant and a 840 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