Toray Plastic America's CHP Plant
Natural gas power plant · Washington County, Rhode Island
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Toray Plastics America
- County
- Washington County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.78%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Rhode Island
- #6 of 8
- EIA plant code
- 61857
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 7.5 MW | 6.8 MW | 2003 | Operating |
| KG18 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 7.5 MW | 7.5 MW | 2014 | Operating |
| KG12 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 5.0 MW | 5.0 MW | 2014 | 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
| University Solar, LLC | Solar | 24 MW |
| GD West Greenwich Nooseneck I, LLC | Solar | 20 MW |
| Gold Meadow Farms | Solar | 16 MW |
| Alton Road Solar | Solar | 14 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 20 MW solar plant and a 20 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