Mass Inst Tech Cntrl Utilities/Cogen Plt
Natural gas power plant · Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Massachusetts Inst of Tech
- County
- Middlesex County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.31%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Massachusetts
- #20 of 40
- EIA plant code
- 54907
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT200 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 22 MW | 18 MW | 2021 | Operating |
| GT300 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 22 MW | 18 MW | 2021 | 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
| Wheelabrator Millbury Facility | Other | 48 MW |
| Covanta Haverhill | Other | 46 MW |
| Exelon Framingham LLC | Other | 43 MW |
| Wheelabrator North Andover | Other | 40 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 43 MW solar plant and a 43 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