Route 57 Solar
Solar power plant · Hampden County, Massachusetts
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Citizens Enterprises Corporation
- County
- Hampden County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among solar plants in Massachusetts
- #427 of 531
- EIA plant code
- 59031
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0027 | Solar Photovoltaic | 1.5 MW | 1.5 MW | 2013 | 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
| Merrimac Solar | Solar | 1.5 MW |
| Norton Landfill Solar | Solar | 1.5 MW |
| Scituate Wind | Wind | 1.5 MW |
| Signature Breads Chelsea | Other | 1.5 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 1.5 MW solar plant and a 1.5 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