Power plants in Rhode Island
111 operating power projects with 2,568 MW of nameplate capacity, from EIA-860M for August 2026.
Projects
111
Nameplate capacity
2,568 MW
Counties with a plant
5
Operators
87
Power markets: ISO-NE prices
Capacity by fuel
Natural gas · 1,986 MW · 8Solar · 452 MW · 77Wind · 78 MW · 19Other fuels · 45 MW · 3Hydro · 4 MW · 3Battery storage · 3 MW · 1
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 Rhode Island
Top 50 · All 111 plants| Plant | Primary fuel | MW | County | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island State Energy Center | Natural gas | 596 | Providence | RISEC Operating Services |
| Manchester Street | Natural gas | 515 | Providence | Manchester Street, LLC. |
| Ocean State Power II | Natural gas | 307 | Providence | Ocean State Power II |
| Tiverton Power Plant | Natural gas | 275 | Newport | Tiverton Power LLC |
| Ocean State Power | Natural gas | 254 | Providence | Ocean State Power Co |
| Robin Hollow Solar | Solar | 41 | Kent | Robin Hollow Solar, LLC |
| Dry Bridge Solar (Brown University) | Solar | 40 | Washington | MN8 Energy LLC |
| Johnston LFG Turbine Plant | Landfill gas | 36 | Providence | Rhode Island LFG Genco |
| Block Island Wind Farm | Wind | 30 | Washington | Deepwater Wind Block Island LLC |
| University Solar, LLC | Solar | 24 | Kent | AES Distributed Energy |
Rhode Island power plants by fuel
Newest plants in Rhode Island
Ordered by the month the first generator began operating.
WSD CoventrySolar · 5 MW · Kent County · December 2025Pomham Islander (CSG)Solar · 2.5 MW · Providence County · July 2025GD Richmond Beaver River I LLCSolar · 5.3 MW · Washington County · April 2025Exeter Mail CSGSolar · 5 MW · Washington County · January 2025Exeter Renewables 1Solar · 10 MW · Washington County · December 2024Woodville Solar (CSG)Solar · 4.5 MW · Washington County · December 2024
Counties with the most capacity
Largest operators in Rhode Island
RISEC Operating Services1 plant · 596 MW
Manchester Street, LLC.1 plant · 515 MW
Ocean State Power II1 plant · 307 MW
Tiverton Power LLC1 plant · 275 MW
Ocean State Power Co1 plant · 254 MW
Grouped by EIA operator name. Parent companies are not merged.
All 111 plants in Rhode Island, by county
Bristol County 4 plants
- Bristol Landfill Solar Solar · 5 MW
- Blackhorse Farm Solar, LLC CSG Solar · 3.8 MW
- TPE RI WA1 Solar Solar · 3.5 MW
- TPE RI WA2 Solar Solar · 3.4 MW
Kent County 18 plants
- Robin Hollow Solar Solar · 40.7 MW
- University Solar, LLC Solar · 24 MW
- GD West Greenwich Nooseneck I, LLC Solar · 20 MW
- Gold Meadow Farms Solar · 16.2 MW
- Hopkins Hill CSG Solar · 6.6 MW
- 10 Briggs Solar NG, LLC (East) Solar · 5 MW
- WSD Coventry Solar · 5 MW
- Kilvert Solar · 4.7 MW
- WED Coventry 2 Wind · 4.5 MW
- WED Coventry 6 Wind · 4.5 MW
- White Brook Renewables PV Solar · 4 MW
- WED Coventry Seven, LLC Solar · 3 MW
- West Greenwich Solar Solar · 1.9 MW
- GD West Greenwich Victory I, LLC Solar · 1.8 MW
- WED Coventry 1 Wind · 1.5 MW
- WED Coventry 3 Wind · 1.5 MW
- WED Coventry 4 Wind · 1.5 MW
- WED Coventry 5 Wind · 1.5 MW
Newport County 10 plants
- Tiverton Power Plant Natural gas · 274.5 MW
- Rhode Island Solar Renewable Energy IV, Solar · 11.8 MW
- Tank Farm 4 Solar · 10 MW
- Kearsarge West Shore Solar LLC Solar · 5 MW
- Founders Homestead Farms Solar Solar · 4.5 MW
- 1519 Crandall Road Solar · 3.5 MW
- Roger Williams - Melville at Portsmouth Solar · 3 MW
- Kearsarge Fogland Solar · 2.4 MW
- WED Portsmouth One, LLC Wind · 1.5 MW
- McAllister Landfill Solar · 1 MW
Providence County 55 plants
- Rhode Island State Energy Center Natural gas · 596 MW
- Manchester Street Natural gas · 515 MW
- Ocean State Power II Natural gas · 306.6 MW
- Ocean State Power Natural gas · 254.2 MW
- Johnston LFG Turbine Plant Landfill gas · 35.7 MW
- TPE King Solar Holdings1, LLC (CSG) Solar · 12.7 MW
- Rhode Island Hospital Natural gas · 10.4 MW
- Hope Farm Solar, LLC Solar · 10 MW
- GDIM 1, LLC Solar · 9.6 MW
- GDIM 2, LLC Solar · 9.6 MW
- GDIM 3, LLC Solar · 9.6 MW
- GDIM 4, LLC Solar · 9.6 MW
- Central Power Plant Natural gas · 9 MW
- Kearsarge Smithfield LLC Solar · 8 MW
- Ridgewood Providence Power Landfill gas · 6.4 MW
- Pine Hill Solar · 5 MW
- NBC Field's Point Wind Farm Wind · 4.5 MW
- Manville Hill Road Solar Solar · 4.5 MW
- GD Johnson Scituate I, LLC Solar · 4.3 MW
- Kearsarge Burrillville Solar · 3.9 MW
- Town of Burrillville Solar CSG Solar · 3.3 MW
- Orbit Energy RI Biomass · 3.2 MW
- ISM Solar Cranston CSG Solar · 3.1 MW
- Forbes Street Solar Solar · 3 MW
- WED Green Hill, LLC Wind · 3 MW
- WED Plainfield II, LLC Wind · 3 MW
- WED Plainfield III, LLC Wind · 3 MW
- WED Plainfield, LLC Wind · 3 MW
- WED Shun I, LLC Wind · 3 MW
- WED Shun II, LLC Wind · 3 MW
- WED Shun III, LLC Wind · 3 MW
- WED GW Solar, LLC Solar · 3 MW
- Ocean State BTM Battery storage · 3 MW
- Howard Lane Solar Solar · 3 MW
- Green Providence Wind II, LLC Wind · 3 MW
- Nautilus Goat Island Solar LLC (CSG) Solar · 2.5 MW
- Pomham Islander (CSG) Solar · 2.5 MW
- Smithfield Solar Farm, LLC Solar · 2.4 MW
- North Smithfield Solar Power 1 Solar · 2 MW
- CED Foster Solar · 2 MW
- North Providence Solar · 2 MW
- Plainfield Pike Solar · 2 MW
- Kearsarge East Providence Solar · 2 MW
- GD Glocester White Oak I, LLC Solar · 1.8 MW
- Douglas Pike Solar, LLC Solar · 1.8 MW
- Blackstone/Tupperware Hydro · 1.6 MW
- A Street 2 Solar · 1.6 MW
- Pawtucket Hydroelectric Project Hydro · 1.6 MW
- Green Providence Wind I, LLC Wind · 1.5 MW
- Johnston Solar Solar · 1.4 MW
- Little Bay Solar · 1.3 MW
- Thundermist Hydro Hydro · 1.2 MW
- A Street 1 Solar · 1.2 MW
- Foster Solar Solar · 1.2 MW
- Brookside Solar · 1 MW
Washington County 24 plants
- Dry Bridge Solar (Brown University) Solar · 40 MW
- Block Island Wind Farm Wind · 30 MW
- Toray Plastic America's CHP Plant Natural gas · 20 MW
- Alton Road Solar Solar · 13.9 MW
- GD Hopkinton Main I, LLC Solar · 10.6 MW
- Exeter Renewables 1 Solar · 10 MW
- White Rock Road LLC Solar · 6.5 MW
- GD Richmond Beaver River I LLC Solar · 5.3 MW
- Exeter Mail CSG Solar · 5 MW
- Woodville Solar (CSG) Solar · 4.5 MW
- Richmond NMCA Solar · 4 MW
- Kearsarge Westerly Solar · 4 MW
- Kearsarge SKSC1 LLC Solar · 3.8 MW
- Kearsarge SKSC2 LLC Solar · 3.1 MW
- Kearsarge KWW LLC Solar · 3.1 MW
- WED Kingstown Solar I - East Array Solar · 3 MW
- Exeter Ten (CSG) Solar · 2.8 MW
- Hopkinton Phase 2 Solar · 2.5 MW
- West Davisville Solar Solar · 2 MW
- WED Stilson Solar Solar · 2 MW
- North Kingstown Solar LLC Solar · 1.9 MW
- WED NK Green Wind · 1.5 MW
- WED Kingstown Solar I, LLC - West Solar · 1.5 MW
- GD Richmond Buttonwoods I, LLC Solar · 1.3 MW
Questions about power plants in Rhode Island
How many power plants are in Rhode Island?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists 111 operating power projects in Rhode Island, with 2,568 MW of nameplate capacity including batteries.
What is the largest power plant in Rhode Island?
Rhode Island State Energy Center in Providence County, with 596 MW of nameplate capacity. The next largest is Manchester Street, with 515 MW.
How much of Rhode Island's capacity is solar?
452 MW, about 18% of nameplate capacity. 77 projects have solar as their primary fuel.
Source: EIA-860M August 2026, published 2026-09-24. Page updated 2026-10-04. Data sources