UCONN Cogen Facility
Natural gas power plant · Tolland County, Connecticut
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- University of Connecticut
- County
- Tolland County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.23%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Connecticut
- #14 of 47
- EIA plant code
- 58159
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CGT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 6.9 MW | 6.4 MW | 2006 | Operating |
| CGT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 6.9 MW | 6.9 MW | 2006 | Operating |
| CGT3 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 6.9 MW | 6.4 MW | 2006 | Operating |
| STG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 5.0 MW | 4.9 MW | 2006 | 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
| Stevenson | Hydro | 31 MW |
| Pratt & Whitney | Natural gas | 26 MW |
| Branford | Other | 22 MW |
| Franklin Drive | Other | 22 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 26 MW solar plant and a 26 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