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20.4 MW Batteries (3 MW) + Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine (11 MW) + Natural Gas Steam Turbine (6 MW) operating in Hampshire, MA
20.4 MW
Nameplate Capacity
5
Generators
units
Hybrid (3)
Technology
Batteries + Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine + Natural Gas Steam Turbine
2007
Operating Since
Coordinates
44.9788, -93.2407
County
Hampshire, MA
Nearby Plants
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| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | University of Massachusetts Amherst | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance, University of Massachusetts Amherst | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
The Central Heating Plant is a 20.4 MW hybrid power plant located in Hampshire County, Massachusetts. It is owned and operated by the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The plant began operating in 2007 and utilizes natural gas as its primary fuel source. The facility consists of five generators employing a combination of natural gas-fired combustion turbine and natural gas steam turbine technologies, along with battery energy storage. The battery energy storage system (BESS) has a capacity of 1.3 MWh and a duration of 1 hour, utilizing lithium-ion battery (LIB) chemistry.
The Central Heating Plant operates within the ISO New England Inc. balancing authority and the Northeast Power Coordinating Council (NPCC) NERC region. In the most recent year with available data, the plant generated 104,039 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 57.9%. The plant is ranked 20th out of 37 power plants in Massachusetts and 1309th out of 1963 plants nationally.
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
115.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
State
Sector
Commercial CHP
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9.7K MWh
Latest Month
104.0K MWh
Annual Generation
57.9%
Capacity Factor
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2013
$913/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $18.6M
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Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Tillson Substation · 115 kV
Substation Distance
2.693 km
Operator
Eversource
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
ISO-NE
LMP Node
LD.TILLSON 13.8
Pricing Hub
.H.INTERNAL_HUB
Location Type
NETWORK NODE
Node Source
Curated node match
No wholesale contracts disclosed in FERC EQR for this plant.
FERC EQR captures bilateral wholesale energy + capacity contracts ≥$1M/yr filed quarterly by jurisdictional sellers — covers renewable PPAs, thermal energy sales agreements, capacity contracts, and tolling agreements alike. Many plants don't appear: regulated-utility output flows to ratepayers via cost-of-service rather than bilateral contracts; small projects fall below the filing threshold; tax-equity-financed renewables route offtake to investors not utilities; merchant plants sell into ISO clearing markets without bilateral contracts. News-extracted buyer facts (below) may surface contracts disclosed only through announcements.
Last updated 2026-03-26
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