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1.7 MW Batteries (1 MW) + Solar Photovoltaic (1 MW) operating in Hampden, MA — ISO New England Inc.
1.7 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Batteries + Solar Photovoltaic
2021
Operating Since
Coordinates
42.1051, -72.4659
County
Hampden, MA
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | AES Distributed Energy | AES Distributed Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | AES Distributed Energy | — | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
The ZPD-PT Solar Project 2017-021 LLC Hybrid is a 1.7 MW hybrid power plant located in Hampden County, Massachusetts. The plant, which began operating in 2021, is owned and operated by AES Distributed Energy. The primary fuel source is listed as "MWH" in the data, which is unusual, but the technologies used at the plant include both solar photovoltaic and battery energy storage systems (BESS). The solar array uses a fixed tilt configuration.
The plant includes 2.5 MWh of lithium-ion battery storage, providing a duration of approximately 3.57 hours. In its most recent year of operation, the plant generated 1,869 MWh of electricity, resulting in a capacity factor of 12.5%. The ZPD-PT Solar Project 2017-021 LLC Hybrid operates within the ISO New England Inc. balancing authority and the NPCC NERC region. It is ranked as the 120th largest plant in Massachusetts out of 126, and 1149th nationally out of 1205.
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
13.2 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
83 MWh
Latest Month
1.9K MWh
Annual Generation
12.5%
Capacity Factor
Data from 2022–2024
$31.5/MWh
Energy Value
$3.1/MWh
Capacity Value
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Wilbraham Substation · 69 kV
Substation Distance
3.544 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ISO-NE
LMP Node
LD.W_HAMDEN13.2
Pricing Hub
.H.INTERNAL_HUB
Location Type
NETWORK NODE
Node Source
Curated node match
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