Pawtucket Power AssociatesRetired
Providence County, Rhode Island · EIA plant ID 54056 · Operator: Pawtucket Power Associates LP
×69 MW natural gas retired since 2020 (latest Mar 2021)
Nameplate—MWSummer — MW
Generators0in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online—
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), primary-fuel 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.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 459.3 | — | — |
| 2002 | 71 | — | — |
| 2003 | 9.3 | 1.7% | 8,735 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 18.5 | 3.3% | 8,351 |
| 2006 | 17.9 | 3.2% | 8,351 |
| 2007 | 33.6 | 6.1% | 9,181 |
| 2008 | 29.4 | 5.3% | 5,148 |
| 2009 | 14.6 | 2.6% | 10,159 |
| 2010 | 48.3 | 8.7% | 9,122 |
| 2011 | 22.1 | 4.0% | 8,907 |
| 2012 | 6.3 | 1.1% | 9,506 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0.2% | 10,626 |
| 2014 | 3.5 | 0.7% | 14,024 |
| 2015 | 16.5 | 3.1% | 7,869 |
| 2016 | 18.4 | 3.5% | 8,490 |
| 2017 | 13.3 | 2.5% | 8,935 |
| 2018 | 10.5 | 2.0% | 9,624 |
| 2019 | 4.6 | 0.9% | 9,720 |
| 2020 | 5.6 | 1.1% | 9,053 |
| 2021 | 3.3 | 3.9% | 8,959 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CT | 41.8 | 33 | Dec 1990 | Retired Mar 2021 | — | coming soon |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CA | 27 | 27 | Dec 1990 | Retired Mar 2021 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Pawtucket Power Associates LP. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Pawtucket Hydroelectric Project | 2 MW | 2.5 km |
| Kearsarge East Providence | 2 MW | 4.4 km |
| Manchester Street | 515 MW | 5 km |
| Rhode Island Hospital | 10 MW | 5.7 km |
| North Providence | 2 MW | 5.8 km |
| Little Bay | 1 MW | 7.3 km |