Bridgeport Energy Project
Bridgeport Energy LLCFairfield County
Overview
- Registry anchor
- Plant 55042
- plant-55042
Infrastructure record
- Mapped facility footprint
- Mapped infrastructure footprint
Mapped infrastructure geometry associated with this asset.
- In service
- 1998-06
Structured profile
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Bridgeport Energy LLC
Generation and physical site
EIA plant 55042 · Inventory for Aug 2026.
Reported operating nameplate by technology
- Natural gas
- 520 MW
Generator records (3)
| Generator | Technology | Status | Power (MW) | Energy (MWh) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Operating | 170 | Unknown |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Operating | 170 | Unknown |
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Operating | 180 | Unknown |
- Physical map location · OpenStreetMap
- 41.16914, -73.18457
- Filed location · EIA
- 41.16920, -73.18440
Related assets
Similar plants ranked by technology, capacity, and distance.
Units and generators
Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | 170 MW 180 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT | Jun 1998 | Operating |
| GEN2 | 170 MW 180 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT | Jun 1998 | Operating |
| GEN3 | 180 MW 178 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CA | May 1999 | Operating |
Performance
Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.
Peer context
- Technology capacity
- 520 MW
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- National rank
- #308
- of 540 operating peers
- CT rank
- #6
- of 11 operating peers
Monthly generation
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2.76 TWh
Reported net generation
Latest report
Jul 2026
EIA-923 monthly filing
2025 capacity factor
52.6%
Using current reported nameplate capacity
Grid and market context
Deterministic links to ERCOT market resources, price records, outage disclosures, queue records, and nearby infrastructure. Candidate joins remain labeled until corroborated.
Nearby substations
HIFLD infrastructure inventoryIN SERVICE · 345 kV
0.1 km
Commercial, land, and environmental record
Source-backed project transactions, agreements, land records, permits, and environmental disclosures. Portfolio and adjacent-project facts remain explicitly scoped.
Transactions and agreements
Commercial Operation
May 1999
FERC's asset appendix lists the 180-MW third unit as in service in May 1999; Connecticut's Siting Council reported the 520-MW project as operating that month.
Related parties and identifiers
Parties, market resources, and identifiers tied to this asset, with owner, operator, developer, EPC, compliance provider, and interconnecting entity roles kept separate.
Parties and identifiers
Reporting portfolio
EIA reporting entity
Bridgeport Energy LLC
Entity 2232
Operating portfolio
1 plants
1 states
Reported capacity
520 MW
Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Portfolio membership follows the latest EIA-860 reporting entity. It does not imply ultimate ownership.
Timeline and sources
Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.
Project timeline
- Generators enter operationEIA-860
EIA-860 lists generator GEN1, generator GEN2 with this operating date.