Univ of Massachusetts Medical Center
Natural gas power plant · Worcester County, Massachusetts
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- University of Massachusetts Medical
- County
- Worcester County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.12%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Massachusetts
- #22 of 40
- EIA plant code
- 50087
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 7.5 MW | 6.0 MW | 2013 | Operating |
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 5.0 MW | 3.0 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 2.5 MW | 1.5 MW | 1974 | Operating |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 2.5 MW | 1.5 MW | 1974 | 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
| NE Renewable Fitchburg, LLC | Other | 18 MW |
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| Lawrence Hydroelectric Associates | Hydro | 15 MW |
| SJA Solar LLC-Solterra Monastery CSG | Solar | 15 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 18 MW solar plant and a 18 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