UDR Glastonbury Fuel CellRetirement planned
Hartford County, Connecticut · EIA plant ID 60109 · Operator: UIL Distributed Resources, LLC
Nameplate3MWSummer 3 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation16GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor72%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate9,820Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2016Runs as baseload
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 20.1 | 99.9% | 8,092 |
| 2017 | 23.3 | 106.2% | 7,902 |
| 2018 | 22.3 | 101.8% | 8,196 |
| 2019 | 19.5 | 88.9% | 7,864 |
| 2020 | 14.3 | 65.2% | 8,984 |
| 2021 | 24 | 109.7% | 7,355 |
| 2022 | 23.5 | 107.4% | 8,056 |
| 2023 | 21.1 | 96.5% | 8,661 |
| 2024 | 17.7 | 80.5% | 8,833 |
| 2025 | 15.8 | 72.3% | 9,820 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UDRFC | Other Natural Gas | FC | 3.4 | 2.5 | Feb 2016 | Operating · retirement planned | Feb 2036 | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: UIL Distributed Resources, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| UIL Distributed Resources, LLC | 100.0% | 3 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Glastonbury Solar One | 3 MW | 3.8 km |
| Manchester Community College East | 1 MW | 5.4 km |
| Manchester Community College North | 1 MW | 5.7 km |
| Cellu Tissue | 3 MW | 8.8 km |
| Pratt & Whitney | 26 MW | 9 km |
| South Meadow | retired | 10.3 km |