Rand Whitney CHP Plant
Natural gas power plant · New London County, Connecticut
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Rand Whitney Containerboard L.P.
- County
- New London County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.15%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Connecticut
- #16 of 47
- EIA plant code
- 58184
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TG-1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 17 MW | 17 MW | 2005 | 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
| Covanta Southeastern Connecticut Company | Other | 18 MW |
| Bridgeport Fuel Cell, LLC | Natural gas | 17 MW |
| Covanta Bristol Energy | Other | 16 MW |
| Foxwoods CoGen | Natural gas | 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