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18 MW Wood Waste operating in Worcester, MA — ISO New England Inc.
18 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Wood/Wood Waste Biomass
Technology
1992
Operating Since
Coordinates
42.5428, -71.8528
County
Worcester, MA
Nearby Plants
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | NE Renewable Fitchburg, LLC | NE Renewable Power Fitchburg LLC | — |
| Owner(s) | NE Renewable Fitchburg, LLC | Brookfield Asset Management | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
NE Renewable Fitchburg, LLC is a biomass power plant located in Worcester County, Massachusetts. The plant has a total capacity of 18 MW and began operating in 1992. It is owned and operated by NE Renewable Fitchburg, LLC, a subsidiary of Brookfield Asset Management. The plant utilizes wood and wood waste as its primary fuel source.
The facility consists of a single generator. In the most recent year of data, the plant generated 61,223 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 38.7%. NE Renewable Fitchburg, LLC operates within the ISO New England Inc. balancing authority and the NPCC NERC region. Among biomass plants in Massachusetts, it is ranked 1 of 1, and nationally it is ranked 68 of 97.
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
69.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
4.5K MWh
Latest Month
61.2K MWh
Annual Generation
38.7%
Capacity Factor
CO₂ Intensity
106 lb/MWh
NOx
0.542 lb/MWh
SO₂
0.521 lb/MWh
CH₄
1 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.188 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
23.1%
Annual Net Gen
36 GWh
CO₂eq
196 lb/MWh
Subregion
NPCC New England
2013
$3,495/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $62.9M
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Flagg Pond Substation · 115 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
Unitil
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ISO-NE
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
.H.INTERNAL_HUB
Node Source
Shared substation inference
Substation identified. Node ID not yet resolved against ISO roster.
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