Williams College - Campus CHP
Berkshire County, Massachusetts · EIA plant ID 58160 · Operator: President & Trustees of Williams College
Nameplate7MWSummer 7 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation3GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor5%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate5,208Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2003Runs as peaking
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), gas/coal/oil 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2.9 | 11.1% | 13,516 |
| 2013 | 3.8 | 14.5% | 13,005 |
| 2014 | 3.5 | 13.2% | 13,110 |
| 2015 | 3 | 11.5% | 12,961 |
| 2016 | 2.4 | 9.1% | 5,308 |
| 2017 | 2.6 | 9.0% | 5,182 |
| 2018 | 2.9 | 4.7% | 5,400 |
| 2019 | 4.9 | 8.0% | 4,937 |
| 2020 | 2.4 | 3.9% | 5,204 |
| 2021 | 3 | 4.9% | 5,307 |
| 2022 | 3.6 | 5.9% | 4,488 |
| 2023 | 2 | 3.3% | 5,742 |
| 2024 | 1.3 | 2.1% | 5,276 |
| 2025 | 3.2 | 5.1% | 5,208 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | ST | 3 | 3 | Mar 2003 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN4 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 2 | 2 | Dec 2017 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN5 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 2 | 2 | Dec 2017 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: President & Trustees of Williams College. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| President & Trustees of Williams College | 100.0% | 7 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| SVEP Solar Project Company | 2 MW | 5.3 km |
| North Adams Landfill | 2 MW | 10.1 km |
| Adams Grove Solar | 8 MW | 12.6 km |
| Harbor Road Solar 1 | 2 MW | 14.6 km |
| New England Wind LLC | 29 MW | 14.8 km |
| Berkshire Wind Power Project | 20 MW | 14.9 km |