Trinity College Fuel Cell
Hartford County, Connecticut · EIA plant ID 61786 · Operator: AEP Onsite Partners
Nameplate1MWSummer 1 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation11GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor90%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate8,779Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2018Runs 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6.4 | 124.6% | — |
| 2019 | 10.7 | 86.9% | — |
| 2020 | 10.5 | 85.4% | 9,178 |
| 2021 | 10.8 | 88.4% | 9,125 |
| 2022 | 9.2 | 74.9% | 9,502 |
| 2023 | 8.9 | 72.7% | 8,939 |
| 2024 | 11.5 | 93.9% | 8,387 |
| 2025 | 11.1 | 90.3% | 8,779 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MB-22 | Other Natural Gas | FC | 1.4 | 1.4 | Aug 2018 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: AEP Onsite Partners. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| AEP Onsite Partners | 100.0% | 1 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Capital District Energy Center | retired | 2 km |
| Hartford Hospital Cogeneration | 12 MW | 2.3 km |
| HSCo CHP | 4 MW | 2.4 km |
| CT Resource Rec Authority Facility | retired | 3.1 km |
| South Meadow | retired | 3.1 km |
| Pratt & Whitney | 26 MW | 4.4 km |