Battery storageOperatingISO-NE

Wakefield MA BESS 1

Battery storage project in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. 5 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by Wakefield MA BESS 1 LLC.

Also known as EIA plant 68875

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6 plants within 9.0 km, from EIA coordinates.

Key facts

Capacity
5 MWNameplate
Generators
1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
Operating since
August 2025First generator online
Operator
Wakefield MA BESS 1 LLCEIA operator ID 67129
Grid
ISO-NEBalancing authority ISNE
Price nodes
None linkedNo verified ISO node
Location
Middlesex County, MA42.4950, −71.0506
EIA plant ID
68875EIA plant page

Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.

How much power Wakefield MA BESS 1 produces

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Net generation, 2025

−271 MWh

−271 MWh, final

Battery discharge, 2025

2.18 GWh

Charge 2.46 GWh

January to July 2026

Not reported

Provisional. 0 of 7 months reported

Annual net generation, MWh
Annual net generation from EIA-923
YearNet generation, MWhCapacity factorMonths reported
2000Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2001Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2002Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2003Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2004Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2005Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2006Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2007Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2008Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2009Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2010Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2011Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2012Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2013Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2014Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2015Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2016Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2017Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2018Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2019Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2020Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2021Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2022Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2023Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2024Not reportedNot reported0 of 12
2025−271Not reported12 of 12
2026 (provisional, partial year)Not reportedNot reported0 of 7

* 2026 covers January to July and is provisional. Battery plants can report negative net generation, when charging uses more energy than they discharge.

Power prices and basis

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Emissions

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No EPA emissions units are linked to this plant.

Water use

Free · EIA-923 cooling, USGS

No EIA cooling-water record for this plant in 2024. Plants without steam cooling, such as wind, solar and batteries, do not report cooling water.

Generators

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GeneratorTechnologyNameplate MWOnline since
90914Batteries5.0August 2025

Ownership and offtake

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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Wakefield MA BESS 1 LLC as the operator, which is not always the owner.

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Questions about Wakefield MA BESS 1

How much power does Wakefield MA BESS 1 produce?

Wakefield MA BESS 1 reported −271 MWh (−271 MWh) of net generation in 2025.

Where is Wakefield MA BESS 1?

Wakefield MA BESS 1 is in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, at 42.4950, −71.0506. It is in the ISO New England Inc. balancing area (ISNE).

Who operates Wakefield MA BESS 1?

EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Wakefield MA BESS 1 LLC as the operator (EIA operator ID 67129). The operator is not always the owner.

When did Wakefield MA BESS 1 start operating?

Its first generator began operating in August 2025, according to EIA-860M.

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)

Page updated 2026-10-04 from the InfraMap data build. Methodology · Data sources · EIA plant page