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17.5 MW Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine (8 MW) + Natural Gas Steam Turbine (10 MW) operating in Worcester, MA — ISO New England Inc.
17.5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
4
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine + Natural Gas Steam Turbine
1974
Operating Since
Coordinates
42.2790, -71.7598
County
Worcester, MA
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | University of Massachusetts Medical | — | — |
| Owner(s) | University of Massachusetts Medical | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
The University of Massachusetts Medical Center is a 17.5 MW hybrid power plant located in Worcester County, Massachusetts. The plant, which began operating in 1974, is owned and operated by the University of Massachusetts Medical. It utilizes both natural gas-fired combustion turbine and natural gas steam turbine technologies. The facility consists of 4 generators and ranks as the 21st largest power plant in Massachusetts out of 37, and 1337th nationally out of 1963 plants.
The plant operates within the ISO New England Inc. balancing authority and the NPCC NERC region. In the most recent year with available data, the University of Massachusetts Medical Center generated 68,708 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 44.6%. The plant's primary fuel source is natural gas.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
ISO-NE
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
NPCC — Northeast Power Coordinating Council
Balancing Authority
ISO New England Inc. (ISNE)
Grid Voltage
13.8 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
State
Sector
Commercial CHP
8.9K MWh
Latest Month
68.7K MWh
Annual Generation
44.6%
Capacity Factor
CO₂ Intensity
753 lb/MWh
NOx
0.995 lb/MWh
SO₂
0.010 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.015 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.002 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
44.4%
Annual Net Gen
68 GWh
CO₂eq
754 lb/MWh
Subregion
NPCC New England
2013
$965/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $16.9M
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Rena Street Substation
Substation Distance
1.025 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ISO-NE
LMP Node
LD.BLOMNGDL13.8
Pricing Hub
.H.INTERNAL_HUB
Location Type
NETWORK NODE
Node Source
Curated node match
Last updated 2026-03-26
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