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4.8 MW Landfill Gas operating in Worcester, MA — ISO New England Inc.
4.8 MW
Nameplate Capacity
3
Generators
units
Landfill Gas
Technology
2007
Operating Since
Coordinates
42.5354, -71.8481
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 | WM Renewable Energy LLC | NE Renewable Power Fitchburg LLC | — |
| Owner(s) | WM Renewable Energy LLC | Brookfield Asset Management | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Fitchburg Gas Recovery is a 4.8 MW landfill gas power plant located in Worcester County, Massachusetts. The plant began operating in 2007 and is owned by Brookfield Asset Management, with WM Renewable Energy LLC as the operator. It consists of three generators utilizing landfill gas as its primary fuel source. The plant is interconnected to the ISO New England Inc. balancing authority within the Northeast Power Coordinating Council (NPCC) region.
In the most recent year of reported data, Fitchburg Gas Recovery generated 32,306 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 76.6%. Among landfill gas plants in Massachusetts, Fitchburg Gas Recovery ranks as the second largest of six facilities. Nationally, it is ranked 110th out of 284 landfill gas plants.
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
14.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Industrial
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
2.8K MWh
Latest Month
32.3K MWh
Annual Generation
76.6%
Capacity Factor
CO₂ Intensity
0 lb/MWh
NOx
0.000 lb/MWh
SO₂
0.379 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.000 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.000 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
73.0%
Annual Net Gen
31 GWh
CO₂eq
0.000 lb/MWh
Subregion
NPCC New England
2013
$3,495/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $16.8M
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
LD.ASHBRNHM115(4479)
Pricing Hub
.H.INTERNAL_HUB
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
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