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3.6 MW Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine (3 MW) + Petroleum Liquids (1 MW) standby in Hartford, CT — ISO New England Inc.
3.6 MW
Nameplate Capacity
4
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine + Petroleum Liquids
1993
Operating Since
Coordinates
41.6914, -72.7686
County
Hartford, CT
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Central Connecticut State University | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Central Connecticut State University | — | — |
| Status | Standby | — | — |
CCSU Co-Gen-STBY Gen is a 3.6 MW hybrid power plant located in Hartford County, Connecticut. The plant began operating in 1993 and is owned and operated by Central Connecticut State University. The facility utilizes both natural gas internal combustion engines and petroleum liquids as fuel sources. It consists of four generators.
The plant operates within the ISO New England Inc. balancing authority and the Northeast Power Coordinating Council (NPCC) NERC region. CCSU Co-Gen-STBY Gen is ranked 11th out of 14 similar plants in Connecticut and 627th nationally out of 886. In the latest year for which data is available, the plant generated 90 MWh of electricity, resulting in a capacity factor of 0.3%.
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 MWh
Latest Month
90 MWh
Annual Generation
0.3%
Capacity Factor
CO₂ Intensity
646 lb/MWh
Low-utilization plant — per-MWh rate is dominated by startup/standby emissions; not directly comparable to baseload averages.
NOx
13 lb/MWh
SO₂
0.412 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.011 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.001 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
0.3%
Annual Net Gen
0 GWh
CO₂eq
647 lb/MWh
Subregion
NPCC New England
2013
$965/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $3.5M
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
East New Britain Substation · 115 kV
Substation Distance
2.66 km
Operator
Eversource
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ISO-NE
LMP Node
LD.E_NBRITN13.8
Pricing Hub
.Z.CONNECTICUT
Location Type
NETWORK NODE
Node Source
Curated node match
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