Greater New Bedford LFG Utiliz. Facility
Bristol County, Massachusetts · EIA plant ID 61702 · Operator: CommonWealth New Bedford Energy LLC
Nameplate3MWSummer 3 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation13GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor48%other units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2005
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), other 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 14.5 | 51.6% | — |
| 2019 | 15.8 | 56.3% | — |
| 2020 | 17.2 | 61.3% | — |
| 2021 | 17.2 | 61.5% | — |
| 2022 | 21.2 | 75.5% | — |
| 2023 | 19.9 | 70.8% | — |
| 2024 | 16.9 | 60.1% | — |
| 2025 | 13.4 | 47.8% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11052 | Landfill Gas | IC | 3.3 | 3.2 | Oct 2005 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: CommonWealth New Bedford Energy LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| CommonWealth New Bedford Energy LLC | 100.0% | 3 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Acushnet Ball Plant 2 | 2 MW | 0.8 km |
| Dartmouth Solar | 2 MW | 1.1 km |
| Bullock Road Solar 1 | 2 MW | 1.1 km |
| Acushnet- High Hill | 3 MW | 2 km |
| Acushnet-Braley Road 1 | 2 MW | 3 km |
| Braley Road 2 | 3 MW | 3.1 km |