Chicopee Hydroelectric StationOut of service
Hampden County, Massachusetts · EIA plant ID 50832 · Operator: City of Chicopee - (MA)
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation0GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor0%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1985
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), hydro units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 6.8 | 32.3% | — |
| 2002 | 6.9 | 32.7% | — |
| 2003 | 11 | 52.2% | — |
| 2004 | 8.9 | 42.3% | — |
| 2005 | 8.2 | 39.1% | — |
| 2006 | 6.5 | 31.1% | — |
| 2007 | 8.7 | 41.4% | — |
| 2008 | 9.8 | 46.5% | — |
| 2009 | 9.9 | 47.0% | — |
| 2010 | 8.7 | 41.3% | — |
| 2011 | 12.9 | 61.5% | — |
| 2012 | 8.4 | 40.1% | — |
| 2013 | 5.4 | 25.6% | — |
| 2014 | 8 | 38.2% | — |
| 2015 | 7.1 | 33.9% | — |
| 2016 | 5.8 | 27.7% | — |
| 2017 | 6.6 | 31.4% | — |
| 2018 | 4.9 | 23.2% | — |
| 2019 | 5.1 | 24.2% | — |
| 2020 | 1.2 | 5.5% | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2024 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2025 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 1.2 | 1.2 | May 1985 | Operating (Out of service) | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 1.2 | 1.2 | May 1985 | Operating (Out of service) | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of Chicopee - (MA). Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| City of Chicopee - (MA) | 100.0% | 2 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Chicopee Granby Road Solar | 2 MW | 1.1 km |
| Front Street | 8 MW | 1.4 km |
| Dwight | 1 MW | 2.6 km |
| Chicopee River Solar | 2 MW | 2.7 km |
| Chicopee BESS | — | 2.9 km |
| Chicopee Solar | 3 MW | 2.9 km |