Three dispatchable units on Cape Cod's canal-side 345 kV site
Canal is a three-unit thermal station in Sandwich, Massachusetts. Current EIA nameplates total 1,495 MW; JERA's portfolio materials use a separate 1,458 MW operating/marketing basis.
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585 MW, 580 MW, and 330 MW unit records.
566 MW, 559 MW, and 333 MW; kept separate from EIA nameplate.
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Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 585 MW 560 MW summer | Petroleum Liquids Residual Fuel Oil · ST | Jun 1968 | Operating |
| 2 | 580 MW 558.8 MW summer | Petroleum Liquids Residual Fuel Oil · ST | Jan 1976 | Operating |
| 3 | 330 MW 330 MW summer | Petroleum Liquids Disillate Fuel Oil · GT | Jun 2019 | Operating |
Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.
Monthly generation is reported through EIA-923. Capacity factor uses the current EIA nameplate capacity and is shown only for complete calendar years.
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Portfolio membership follows the latest EIA-860 reporting entity. It does not imply ultimate ownership.
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Canal has a reported capacity of 1,495 MW. Source: EIA Form 860M.
Canal is a Petroleum-fired steam generation plus dual-fuel simple-cycle gas turbine facility in Barnstable County, MA, participating in the ISO-NE market.
Canal is in Barnstable County, MA, inside the ISO-NE balancing area.
Canal is operated by Canal Generating LLC according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.
Canal reported 544.4 GWh over the twelve months to 2026-04. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.
By capacity, Canal ranks #2 of 705 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #1 of 16 in MA.
Plants within 25 km, nearest first, regardless of technology. Proximity is straight-line distance between mapped plant coordinates; it does not by itself establish a shared point of interconnection.