Mt Wachusett Community College
Worcester County, Massachusetts · EIA plant ID 58025 · Operator: Mt Wachusett Community College
Nameplate3MWSummer 3 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation5GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor15%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2011
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
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), wind 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 4.6 | 15.4% | — |
| 2013 | 5.5 | 18.4% | — |
| 2014 | 5.4 | 18.0% | — |
| 2015 | 5.5 | 18.4% | — |
| 2016 | 5 | 16.9% | — |
| 2017 | 5.6 | 18.9% | — |
| 2018 | 4.6 | 15.4% | — |
| 2019 | 5.3 | 17.8% | — |
| 2020 | 4.8 | 16.2% | — |
| 2021 | 4.7 | 15.9% | — |
| 2022 | 5.2 | 17.3% | — |
| 2023 | 3.8 | 12.9% | — |
| 2024 | 4.1 | 13.6% | — |
| 2025 | 4.4 | 14.7% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WTG1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 1.7 | 1.7 | Mar 2011 | Operating | — | vestas V82-1.65 |
| WTG2 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 1.7 | 1.7 | Mar 2011 | Operating | — | vestas V82-1.65 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Mt Wachusett Community College. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Mt Wachusett Community College | 100.0% | 3 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Clark Road Solar 1, LLC | 8 MW | 3.1 km |
| Integrys MA Solar, LLC - Ashburnham Site | 3 MW | 3.7 km |
| Dept of Corrections NCCI Wind | 3 MW | 3.7 km |
| Gardner Solar 1 | 2 MW | 3.8 km |
| Gardner - Otter River Road | 3 MW | 4.8 km |
| 28 Livermore Hill Road Solar | 5 MW | 4.9 km |