Dighton Power Plant
Natural gas power plant · Bristol County, Massachusetts
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Dighton Power, LLC
- County
- Bristol County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 1.43%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Massachusetts
- #12 of 40
- EIA plant code
- 55026
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 200 MW | 166 MW | 1999 | 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 Massachusetts
| Milford Power LP | Natural gas | 249 MW |
| Kendall Square Station | Natural gas | 235 MW |
| Pittsfield Generating LP | Natural gas | 176 MW |
| Cranberry Point Energy Storage | Battery storage | 150 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 200 MW solar plant and a 200 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 Massachusetts power plants · What Massachusetts actually generates