Rhode Island State Energy Center
Natural gas power plant · Providence County, Rhode Island
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- RISEC Operating Services
- County
- Providence County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 23.19%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Rhode Island
- #1 of 8
- EIA plant code
- 55107
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 204 MW | 218 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| CTG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 196 MW | 168 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| CTG2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 196 MW | 168 MW | 2002 | 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
| Manchester Street | Natural gas | 515 MW |
| Ocean State Power II | Natural gas | 307 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 596 MW solar plant and a 596 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