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Massachusetts power grid

Massachusetts's operating portfolio is led by Oil & gas, followed by Hydro. Its 682 plants represent 12,758 MW of nameplate capacity. The dataset also reports 1,072 MW of proposed capacity.

Final 2024 state totalsPreliminary 2025 facilitiesCommunity-reported data centers
Operating capacity12,758 MWFinal EIA-860 2024
Power plants682971 operating generators
Proposed capacity1,072 MW8.4% of current capacity
Community-mapped locations2Incomplete OpenStreetMap coverage

Coverage quality

What is complete here?

PassState totalsFinal 2024 EIA-860 generator records cover the state.
PassFacility list2025 Early Release records are nationwide but preliminary.
LimitedData centersCommunity mapping is useful for discovery, not a complete inventory.

Generation portfolio

Massachusetts capacity by fuel

Nameplate capacity · MW
Oil & gas66.3%8,462 MW
Hydro16.5%2,106 MW
Solar11.2%1,434 MW
Biomass2.7%350 MW
Storage2.4%305 MW
Wind0.8%102 MW

Facility intelligence

Largest Massachusetts power plants

EIA-860 2025 early release facility records
PlantPrimary fuelLocationUtilityOperating capacity
CanalPlant 1599Oil & gasSandwich, MABarnstable CountyCanal Generating LLC1,495 MW
Northfield MountainPlant 547HydroNorthfield, MAFranklin CountyFirstLight Power Resources, Inc. - MA1,168 MW
Fore River Generating StationPlant 55317Oil & gasNorth Weymouth, MANorfolk CountyCalpine Fore River Energy Center, LLC872 MW
Salem Harbor Power Development LPPlant 60903Oil & gasSalem, MAEssex CountySalem Harbor Power Development LP798 MW
Bear SwampPlant 8005HydroFlorida, MABerkshire CountyBear Swamp Power Company LLC666 MW
ANP Bellingham Energy ProjectPlant 55211Oil & gasBellingham, MANorfolk CountyBellingham Power Generation LLC578 MW
ANP Blackstone Energy ProjectPlant 55212Oil & gasBlackstone, MAWorcester CountyANP Blackstone Energy Company LLC578 MW
Stony BrookPlant 6081Oil & gasLudlow, MAHampden CountyMassachusetts Mun Wholes Electric Co542 MW
Millennium PowerPlant 55079Oil & gasCharlton, MAWorcester CountyMillennium Power Company, LLC428 MW
Bellingham Cogeneration FacilityPlant 10307Oil & gasBellingham, MANorfolk CountyNortheast Energy Associates LP386 MW

Methodology

Transparent by design

State totals and fuel mix use finalized EIA-860 2024 generator data. The facility table uses the EIA-860 2025 Early Release and is preliminary. Data-center counts use OpenStreetMap community records and measure mapped coverage, not the full market.

EIA-860 sourceOpenStreetMap