Lake Road Generating Plant
Natural gas power plant in Windham County, Connecticut. 840 MW of nameplate capacity across 3 generators, operated by Lake Road Generating Co LP.
Also known as EIA plant 55149
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 840 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 3 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- March 2002First generator online
- Operator
- Lake Road Generating Co LPEIA operator ID 10576
- Grid
- ISO-NEBalancing authority ISNE
- Price nodes
- 3 ISONE nodesResource nodes with prices
- Location
- Windham County, CT41.8720, −71.8958
- EIA plant ID
- 55149EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Lake Road Generating Plant produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
5.81 TWh
5,814,808 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
79.0%
2024: 79.2%
January to July 2026
3.25 TWh
Provisional
Range, 2015 to 2025
4.7–5.8
TWh a year. Low 2015, high 2024
| Year | Net generation, MWh | Capacity factor | Months reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2001 | 148,325 | Not reported | 6 of 12 |
| 2002 | 3,831,019 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2003 | 2,109,813 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2004 | 2,203,616 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2005 | 2,737,453 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2006 | 3,917,501 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2007 | 3,567,424 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2008 | 2,540,046 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2009 | 2,669,569 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2010 | 3,721,965 | 50.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2011 | 5,279,444 | 71.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2012 | 4,536,819 | 61.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2013 | 4,600,225 | 62.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2014 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2015 | 4,732,544 | 64.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2016 | 5,254,358 | 71.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2017 | 4,764,961 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | 5,211,758 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 5,322,170 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 5,594,590 | 75.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 5,542,122 | 75.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 5,722,994 | 77.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 5,751,261 | 78.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 5,840,726 | 79.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 5,814,808 | 79.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | 3,247,069 | 76.0% | 7 of 7 |
* 2026 covers January to July and is provisional. Capacity factor is net generation divided by nameplate capacity times the hours of each reported month.
Power prices and basis
Free account · ISONEEmissions
Free · EPA CAMPDCO₂, 2025
2.41M
US short tons. 2024: 2.43M
SO₂, 2025
12
US short tons
NOx, 2025
142
US short tons
CO₂ per MWh, calculated
0.41 t
About 828 lb per MWh
3 of 3 EPA units reported CO₂ in 2025 (LRG1, LRG2, LRG3), matched to EIA plant 55149 through the EPA–EIA crosswalk. The per-MWh rate is EPA CO₂ divided by EIA-923 net generation. The two reporting boundaries can differ.
Water use
Free · EIA-923 cooling, USGSWithdrawal, 2024
Not reported
million gallons as reported; not used, see note
Consumption, 2024
Not reported
million gallons
Source
Not reported
Dry cooling
Watershed stress
Very low/none · 0.136
USGS SUI, HUC12 Fall Brook-Quinebaug River
0 of 36 cooling months report withdrawal. Dry cooling with no reported withdrawal; not tested. Consumption is below 5% of a large reported withdrawal, so the withdrawal is not used. Blank volumes are unreported, not zero.
Generators
Free · EIA-860M| Generator | Technology | Nameplate MW | Online since |
|---|---|---|---|
| U1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 280.0 | March 2002 |
| U2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 280.0 | March 2002 |
| U3 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 280.0 | May 2002 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Lake Road Generating Co LP as the operator, which is not always the owner.
Modeled data
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Generation potential vs reported
Monthly potential at seasonal net capability, next to EIA-923 output. Shows how much of the plant's capability was used.
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How much power does Lake Road Generating Plant produce?
Lake Road Generating Plant reported 5,814,808 MWh (5.81 TWh) of net generation in 2025, a 79.0% capacity factor on 840 MW of nameplate capacity. From January to July 2026 it reported 3.25 TWh, which is provisional.
Where is Lake Road Generating Plant?
Lake Road Generating Plant is in Windham County, Connecticut, at 41.8720, −71.8958. It is in the ISO New England Inc. balancing area (ISNE).
Who operates Lake Road Generating Plant?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Lake Road Generating Co LP as the operator (EIA operator ID 10576). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Lake Road Generating Plant start operating?
Its first generator began operating in March 2002, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Lake Road Generating Plant?
Yes. InfraMap has ISONE day-ahead and real-time prices at 3 price nodes linked to Lake Road Generating Plant, with the hub price and node-to-hub basis. Prices are free with an InfraMap account; pricing node names are part of InfraMap Pro.
Sources
- EIA-860 2025 (final) and EIA-860M August 2026: plant, generators, capacity, operator and location
- EIA-923 monthly net generation, 2000 to July 2026 (2026 provisional)
- EPA CAMPD annual emissions through the EPA–EIA crosswalk, 1995 to 2025
- ISONE day-ahead and real-time prices; node and hub assignments as of 2026-10-05
- EIA-923 cooling water 2024 and the USGS surface water supply and use index, Water years 2010-2020 (Oct 2009 to Sep 2020), mean of monthly values
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