Fore River Generating Station
Natural gas power plant · Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Calpine Fore River Energy Center, LLC
- County
- Norfolk County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 6.21%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Massachusetts
- #1 of 40
- EIA plant code
- 55317
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST15 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 315 MW | 262 MW | 2003 | Operating |
| GT11 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 279 MW | 231 MW | 2003 | Operating |
| GT12 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 279 MW | 231 MW | 2003 | 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
| Canal | Other | 1,495 MW |
| Northfield Mountain | Hydro | 1,168 MW |
| Vineyard Wind 1 | Wind | 800 MW |
| Salem Harbor Power Development LP | Natural gas | 798 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 872 MW solar plant and a 872 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