UI RCP Bridgeport Seaside
Natural gas power plant · Fairfield County, Connecticut
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Other Natural Gas
- Operator
- United Illuminating Co
- County
- Fairfield County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.05%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Connecticut
- #27 of 47
- EIA plant code
- 60054
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BPFC | Other Natural Gas | 2.8 MW | 2.5 MW | 2015 | Operating |
| BPPV | Solar Photovoltaic | 2.2 MW | 2.0 MW | 2016 | 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
| Somers Solar Center, LLC | Solar | 5.0 MW |
| South Windsor Fuel Cell | Natural gas | 5.0 MW |
| Wind Colebrook South | Wind | 5.0 MW |
| Southington Solar One | Solar | 4.7 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 5.0 MW solar plant and a 5.0 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