Stony Brook Power Plant

Stony Brook Power Plant
Map
CountryUnited States
Coordinates42°11′45″N 72°30′15″W / 42.19583°N 72.50417°W / 42.19583; -72.50417
StatusOperational
Commission date1981
OwnersMassachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company, Green Mountain Power Corporation, Lyndonville, Vermont[1][2]
OperatorGlenn Corbiere
Power generation
Units operational2
Units planned1
Nameplate capacity517 Megawatts (MW)
Capacity factor85.7%
External links
WebsiteOfficial 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]

  1. ^ a b c "Stony Brook". mmwec.org. MMWEC. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Stony Brook CCGT Power Plant, US". Power Technology. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Stony Brook Energy Center". ccj-online. Combined Cycle Journal. Retrieved 11 May 2015.