Fife Brook
Berkshire County, Massachusetts · EIA plant ID 8004 · Operator: Bear Swamp Power Company LLC
Nameplate11MWSummer 11 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation0GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor0%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1974
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), hydro 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 50.9 | 54.6% | — |
| 2002 | 30.8 | 35.6% | — |
| 2003 | 37.5 | 43.2% | — |
| 2005 | 16.2 | 18.7% | — |
| 2006 | 42.3 | 48.8% | — |
| 2007 | 28.5 | 32.9% | — |
| 2008 | 35.2 | 40.5% | — |
| 2009 | 37.8 | 43.6% | — |
| 2010 | 31.7 | 32.3% | — |
| 2011 | 39.6 | 40.4% | — |
| 2012 | 20.3 | 20.6% | — |
| 2013 | 0.5 | 0.5% | — |
| 2014 | 32.2 | 32.8% | — |
| 2015 | 22.3 | 22.7% | — |
| 2016 | 21.9 | 22.3% | — |
| 2017 | 35.1 | 35.8% | — |
| 2018 | 34 | 34.6% | — |
| 2019 | 30.1 | 30.7% | — |
| 2020 | 29.1 | 29.6% | — |
| 2021 | 32.2 | 32.8% | — |
| 2022 | 24.8 | 25.3% | — |
| 2023 | 33.4 | 34.0% | — |
| 2024 | 22 | 22.3% | — |
| 2025 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 11.2 | 11.2 | Oct 1974 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Bear Swamp Power Company LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Emera Inc | 50.0% | 6 MW |
| Bear Swamp Power Company LLC | 50.0% | 6 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Bear Swamp | 666 MW | 1.5 km |
| Deerfield 5 | 18 MW | 1.9 km |
| New England Wind LLC | 29 MW | 6.2 km |
| Sherman | 7 MW | 6.2 km |
| Fairhaven E | 2 MW | 8.3 km |
| Charlemont A | 5 MW | 8.3 km |