Rhode Island Hospital
Natural gas power plant · Providence County, Rhode Island
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Steam Turbine
- Operator
- Rhode Island Hospital
- County
- Providence County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.40%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Rhode Island
- #8 of 8
- EIA plant code
- 52024
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEW1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 3.5 MW | 3.5 MW | 1993 | Operating |
| NEW3 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 3.5 MW | 3.5 MW | 1993 | Operating |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 1.7 MW | 1.7 MW | 1974 | Operating |
| GEN4 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 1.7 MW | 1.7 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 Rhode Island
| Central Power Plant | Natural gas | 11 MW |
| GD Hopkinton Main I, LLC | Solar | 11 MW |
| Exeter Renewables 1 | Solar | 10 MW |
| Hope Farm Solar, LLC | Solar | 10 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 10 MW solar plant and a 10 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