How big is Berkshire Power?

Berkshire Power has a reported capacity of 289 MW. Source: EIA Form 860M.

What kind of plant is Berkshire Power?

Berkshire Power is a Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle facility in Hampden County, MA, participating in the ISO-NE market.

Where is Berkshire Power located?

Berkshire Power is in Hampden County, MA, inside the ISO-NE balancing area.

Who operates Berkshire Power?

Berkshire Power is operated by Berkshire Power Co LLC according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.

How much electricity does Berkshire Power generate?

Berkshire Power reported 573.3 GWh over the twelve months to 2024-12. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.

How does Berkshire Power compare to other plants?

By capacity, Berkshire Power ranks #316 of 538 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #5 of 15 in MA.

Berkshire Power — 289 MW gas plant, Hampden County, MA

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Overview

Nameplate capacity: 289 MW
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Registry anchor: Plant 55041
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Structured profile

Technology: Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Operator: Berkshire Power Company, LLC

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Units and generators

Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.

Generator	Capacity	Technology	Operation	Status
GEN1	180 MW 153 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT	Sep 1999	Operating
GEN2	289 MW 229.2 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CS	Sep 1999	Operating

Performance

Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.

Peer context

Technology capacity: 469 MW
National rank: #316
MA rank: #5

Monthly generation

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Latest 12 months

573.3 GWh

Reported net generation

Latest report

Dec 2024

EIA-923 monthly filing

2024 capacity factor

22.6%

Using current reported nameplate capacity

Grid and market context

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Nearby substations

HIFLD infrastructure inventory

SOUTH AGAWAM SWITCHING STATION

IN SERVICE · 115 kV

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Commercial, land, and environmental record

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Recognition

Sep 20, 2022

Berkshire Power employees earned two National Safety Council awards for outstanding safety performance in 2021: the Perfect Record Award (12 months without an OSHA lost-time injury or illness) and the Occupational Excellence Achievement Award (operating with a safety record equal to or better than 50% of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics industry rates).

Berkshire Power Company, LLC · National Safety Council

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Related parties and identifiers

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Timeline and sources

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Project timeline

Sep 1999
Sep 1999
Generators enter operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator GEN1, generator GEN2 with this operating date.
Sep 20, 2022
Sep 20, 2022
National Safety Council awards for safety performance

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