Stony Brook Power Plant | |
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Country | United States |
Coordinates | 42°11′45″N 72°30′15″W / 42.19583°N 72.50417°W |
Status | Operational |
Commission date | 1981 |
Owners | Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company, Green Mountain Power Corporation, Lyndonville, Vermont[1][2] |
Operator | Glenn Corbiere |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 2 |
Units planned | 1 |
Nameplate capacity | 517 Megawatts (MW) |
Capacity factor | 85.7% |
External links | |
Website | Official Website |
The Stony Brook Power Plant is a petroleum-fired power station located in Ludlow, MA on a 350-acre site.[3]
It is owned by a number of parties, but 90.75%[2] of it is owned by the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company (MMWEC).[1] The plant consists of two generating units. The Stony Brook Intermediate Unit generates 354 MW of electricity with its three combined-cycle turbines that can burn either petroleum or natural gas. The Stony Brook Peaking Unit is a 172 MW peaking unit which runs during periods on high demand using petroleum.[1] These units provide electricity to 24 municipalities in Massachusetts.[3]