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18 MW Wood Waste operating in Worcester, MA
18 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Wood/Wood Waste Biomass
Technology
1992
Operating Since
Coordinates
42.5428, -71.8528
County
Worcester, MA
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| 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.
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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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