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17.3 MW Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine (14 MW) + Petroleum Liquids (3 MW) operating in Middlesex, MA — ISO New England Inc.
17.3 MW
Nameplate Capacity
5
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine + Petroleum Liquids
1951
Operating Since
Coordinates
42.3886, -71.5600
County
Middlesex, MA
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Town of Hudson - (MA) | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Town of Hudson - (MA) | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Cherry Street is a 17.3 MW hybrid power plant located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The plant began operating in 1951 and is owned and operated by the Town of Hudson. It utilizes both natural gas and petroleum liquids as primary fuels, employing natural gas internal combustion engine technology. The facility consists of 5 generators.
Cherry Street operates within the ISO New England Inc. balancing authority and the Northeast Power Coordinating Council (NPCC) NERC region. In terms of size, it ranks 22nd out of 37 power plants in Massachusetts and 1344th out of 1963 nationally. The plant's latest annual generation was 199 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 0.1%.
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
39 MWh
Latest Month
199 MWh
Annual Generation
0.1%
Capacity Factor
CO₂ Intensity
1226 lb/MWh
Low-utilization plant — per-MWh rate is dominated by startup/standby emissions; not directly comparable to baseload averages.
NOx
30 lb/MWh
SO₂
2013
$965/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $16.7M
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Hudson Station · 115 kV
Substation Distance
0.336 km
Operator
Hudson Light & Power
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ISO-NE
LMP Node
LD.HUDSN_HD13.8
Pricing Hub
.H.INTERNAL_HUB
Location Type
NETWORK NODE
Node Source
Curated node match
Last updated 2026-03-26
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Grid Voltage
4.16 kV
Regulatory Status
RE — Regulated
Entity Type
Municipal
Sector
Electric Utility
0.564 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.053 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.010 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
0.3%
Annual Net Gen
0 GWh
CO₂eq
1230 lb/MWh
Subregion
NPCC New England