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Stony Brook

Hampden County, Massachusetts · EIA plant ID 6081 · Operator: Massachusetts Mun Wholes Electric Co
OilNatural Gas Fired Combined CyclePetroleum LiquidsSolar PhotovoltaicISONEBA: ISNE
Nameplate542MWSummer 447 MW
Generators10in service
Net generation124GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor3%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate9,267Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1981Runs as rarely runs

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
050100GWh2001200320052007200920112013201520172019202120232025

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.
0%5%10%15%200520102015202020252.7% · 12 mo

Heat rate by year

Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
8,0008,5009,0009,50010,000200520102015202020259,267 Btu/kWh · 12 mo
Annual data table
YearNet GWhCapacity factorHeat rate (Btu/kWh)
200132.2——
2002665.6——
2003576.115.1%9,212
2004269.27.0%9,224
2005199.65.2%9,596
20063078.0%9,695
2007237.96.2%8,490
20081714.5%9,609
2009118.73.1%9,715
2010317.58.3%9,335
2011152.54.0%9,555
2012127.23.3%9,619
2013114.63.0%9,766
2014195.25.1%9,824
2015216.45.6%9,479
2016109.62.8%9,594
2017992.6%9,749
2018110.12.9%9,738
201946.31.2%9,914
202096.62.5%9,842
202154.71.4%9,888
2022110.12.9%9,220
202322.10.6%9,942
202447.71.2%9,669
20251042.7%9,998

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 IDTechnologyPrime moverNameplate MWSummer MWOnlineStatusPlanned retirementOEM / model
1Petroleum LiquidsGT8565Nov 1982Operating—coming soon
2Petroleum LiquidsGT8565Nov 1982Operating—coming soon
5051SSolar PhotovoltaicPV6.96.9Jun 2018Operating—coming soon
BS#1Petroleum LiquidsIC22Sep 2007Operating (Standby / backup)—coming soon
BS#2Petroleum LiquidsIC22Sep 2007Operating (Standby / backup)—coming soon
CA1Petroleum LiquidsCA10596Nov 1981Operating—coming soon
CT1Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleCT8569.7Nov 1981Operating—coming soon
CT2Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleCT8569.7Nov 1981Operating—coming soon
CT3Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleCT8569.7Nov 1981Operating—coming soon
EDSIPetroleum LiquidsIC0.60.6Nov 1981Operating—coming soon
CW1Petroleum LiquidsCA10589.8Nov 1981not_current—coming soon

Owner / operator

Operator: Massachusetts Mun Wholes Electric Co. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
Massachusetts Mun Wholes Electric Co90.9%492 MW
Green Mountain Power Corp8.7%47 MW
The Town of Lyndon Elec Dept - (VT)0.4%2 MW

Nearby plants

Within 80 km.
Kearsarge Ludlow LLC4 MW1.4 km
Ludlow Landfill2 MW1.8 km
Chicopee2 MW1.9 km
Huxley Solar10 MW2.5 km
Kearsarge Granby3 MW2.8 km
Granby Solar, LLC CSG5 MW3.4 km