Boston Medical Center CHP Plant
Suffolk County, Massachusetts · EIA plant ID 61186 · Operator: Boston Medical Center
Nameplate3MWSummer 3 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation14GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor80%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate11,059Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2017Runs 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.4 | 78.7% | 11,605 |
| 2018 | 14.6 | 83.5% | 10,155 |
| 2019 | 15.3 | 87.3% | 11,084 |
| 2020 | 15.8 | 90.1% | 10,936 |
| 2021 | 11.4 | 64.8% | 11,612 |
| 2022 | 11.9 | 67.7% | 11,611 |
| 2023 | 12.1 | 69.4% | 11,612 |
| 2024 | 14.2 | 81.1% | 11,362 |
| 2025 | 14 | 80.3% | 11,059 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BATT | Batteries | BA | 1 | 1 | Apr 2023 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| COGEN | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 2 | 2 | Apr 2017 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Boston Medical Center. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Boston Medical Center | 100.0% | 3 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Gillette SBMC | 14 MW | 1.8 km |
| Medical Area Total Energy Plant | 95 MW | 2.8 km |
| Kendall Square Station | 235 MW | 3.2 km |
| Mass Inst Tech Cntrl Utilities/Cogen Plt | 43 MW | 3.3 km |
| M Street Jet | 69 MW | 3.6 km |
| UMass Boston | 8 MW | 3.9 km |