Central Power Plant
Natural gas power plant · Providence County, Rhode Island
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- State of Rhode Island
- County
- Providence County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.43%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Rhode Island
- #7 of 8
- EIA plant code
- 50621
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 3.5 MW | 2.8 MW | 2004 | Operating |
| GEN6 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 3.5 MW | 2.8 MW | 2004 | Operating |
| GEN4 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 2.0 MW | 0.5 MW | 1958 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| GEN7 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 2.0 MW | 2.0 MW | 2015 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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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 11 MW solar plant and a 11 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 Rhode Island power plants · What Rhode Island actually generates