Framingham State University Plant
Solar power plant · Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Framingham State University
- County
- Middlesex County
- Generating units
- 10
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among solar plants in Massachusetts
- #194 of 531
- EIA plant code
- 59717
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACPV | Solar Photovoltaic | 0.7 MW | 0.7 MW | 2011 | Operating |
| HA | Petroleum Liquids | 0.4 MW | 0.4 MW | 2007 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| PP | Petroleum Liquids | 0.4 MW | 0.4 MW | 2009 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| TOW2 | Petroleum Liquids | 0.4 MW | 0.4 MW | 2013 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| CCPV | Solar Photovoltaic | 0.3 MW | 0.3 MW | 2011 | Operating |
| LIB | Petroleum Liquids | 0.3 MW | 0.3 MW | 2005 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| MSC2 | Petroleum Liquids | 0.2 MW | 0.2 MW | 2015 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| NORTH | Petroleum Liquids | 0.2 MW | 0.2 MW | 2011 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| WEST | Petroleum Liquids | 0.2 MW | 0.2 MW | 2016 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| OC | Petroleum Liquids | 0.1 MW | 0.1 MW | 2003 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
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
| Cosgrove Intake and Power Station | Hydro | 3.2 MW |
| Cottage Street Solar Facility | Solar | 3.2 MW |
| Granby LFG | Other | 3.2 MW |
| Groveland Solar | Solar | 3.2 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 3.2 MW solar plant and a 3.2 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