Power plants in Massachusetts

682 operating power projects with 13,897 MW of nameplate capacity, from EIA-860M for August 2026.

Projects

682

Nameplate capacity

13,897 MW

Counties with a plant

14

Operators

366

Power markets: ISO-NE prices

Capacity by fuel

MW is nameplate from operating generators and batteries. Plant counts use each project's primary fuel, so a coal and gas plant counts once.

Largest power plants in Massachusetts

Top 50 · All 682 plants
PlantPrimary fuelMWCountyOperator
CanalOil and natural gas1,495BarnstableCanal Generating LLC
Northfield MountainPumped storage1,168FranklinFirstLight Power Resources, Inc. - MA
Fore River Generating StationNatural gas872NorfolkCalpine Fore River Energy Center, LLC
Vineyard Wind 1Wind800DukesVineyard Wind 1 LLC
Salem Harbor Power Development LPNatural gas798EssexSalem Harbor Power Development LP
Bear SwampPumped storage666BerkshireBear Swamp Power Company LLC
ANP Bellingham Energy ProjectNatural gas578NorfolkBellingham Power Generation LLC
ANP Blackstone Energy ProjectNatural gas578WorcesterANP Blackstone Energy Company LLC
Stony BrookOil and natural gas538HampdenMassachusetts Mun Wholes Electric Co
Millennium PowerNatural gas428WorcesterMillennium Power Company, LLC

Massachusetts power plants by fuel

Newest plants in Massachusetts

Ordered by the month the first generator began operating.

Counties with the most capacity

Largest operators in Massachusetts

Grouped by EIA operator name. Parent companies are not merged.

All 682 plants in Massachusetts, by county

Barnstable County 24 plants

Berkshire County 42 plants

Bristol County 65 plants

Dukes County 4 plants

Essex County 33 plants

Franklin County 33 plants

Hampden County 79 plants

Hampshire County 38 plants

Middlesex County 59 plants

Nantucket County 1 plant

Norfolk County 37 plants

Plymouth County 69 plants

Suffolk County 10 plants

Worcester County 188 plants

Questions about power plants in Massachusetts

How many power plants are in Massachusetts?

EIA-860M for August 2026 lists 682 operating power projects in Massachusetts, with 13,897 MW of nameplate capacity including batteries.

What is the largest power plant in Massachusetts?

Canal in Barnstable County, with 1,495 MW of nameplate capacity. The next largest is Northfield Mountain, with 1,168 MW.

How much of Massachusetts's capacity is other?

2,117 MW, about 15% of nameplate capacity. 24 projects have other as their primary fuel.

Source: EIA-860M August 2026, published 2026-09-24. Page updated 2026-10-04. Data sources