Wilkins Station
Essex County, Massachusetts · EIA plant ID 6586 · Operator: City of Marblehead - (MA)
Nameplate5MWSummer 5 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation0GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor0%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate12,406Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1975Runs as rarely runs
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.2 | 0.4% | 10,930 |
| 2002 | 0.1 | 0.3% | 11,159 |
| 2003 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 10,891 |
| 2004 | 0.3 | 0.6% | 10,509 |
| 2005 | 0.2 | 0.5% | 8,354 |
| 2006 | 0.2 | 0.4% | 11,344 |
| 2007 | 0.2 | 0.4% | 11,957 |
| 2008 | 0.2 | 0.4% | 10,587 |
| 2009 | 0.1 | 0.3% | 13,777 |
| 2010 | 0.2 | 0.4% | 10,669 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0.1% | 10,932 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0.1% | 11,409 |
| 2013 | 0.1 | 0.3% | 15,709 |
| 2014 | 0.4 | 0.8% | 12,691 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0.1% | 11,350 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0.1% | 10,318 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0.1% | 4,512 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0.1% | 11,939 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0.0% | 19,000 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0.1% | 10,786 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0.1% | 12,621 |
| 2022 | 0.1 | 0.3% | 11,287 |
| 2023 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 9,154 |
| 2024 | 0.1 | 0.2% | 10,968 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0.1% | 12,406 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 2.7 | 2.5 | Nov 1975 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 2.7 | 2.5 | Nov 1975 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of Marblehead - (MA). Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| City of Marblehead - (MA) | 100.0% | 5 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Salem Harbor Power Development LP | 798 MW | 2.1 km |
| Kearsarge 100 Sohier Rd | 4 MW | 6 km |
| BWC Rams Horn Channel LLC | 4 MW | 6.2 km |
| Waters River | 44 MW | 6.6 km |
| MMWEC Simple Cycle Gas Turbine | 65 MW | 6.6 km |
| Rousselot Inc | retired | 6.7 km |