Taft BESSUnder construction
Worcester County, Massachusetts · EIA plant ID 69723 · Operator: FE Taft LLC
200 MW under construction (Batteries), first expected Apr 2027 · EIA-860M
Nameplate—MWSummer — MW
Generators0in service · 200 MW building
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—not meaningful for storage
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online—
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), primary-fuel units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
No capacity factor available.
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BESS1 | Batteries | BA | 200 | 200 | planned Apr 2027 | Under construction | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: FE Taft LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
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| Hurteau Solar Project Hybrid | 3 MW | 1.4 km |
| BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc- Uxbridge | 1 MW | 1.6 km |
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| Milk Street Solar, LLC | 4 MW | 3.9 km |