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List of power stations in Connecticut

List of power stations in Connecticut

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This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Connecticut, sorted by type and name. In 2022, Connecticut had a total summer capacity of 10,108 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 43,054 GWh.[2] In 2023, the electrical energy generation mix was 61.3% natural gas, 34.2% nuclear, 1.1% biomass & refuse-derived fuels, 1% solar, 0.9% hydroelectric, 0.4% petroleum, and 1.1% other. Distributed small-scale solar, including customer-owned photovoltaic panels, delivered an additional net 1,243 GWh to the state's electricity grid in 2023. This compares as nearly three times the amount generated by Connecticut's utility-scale solar facilities.[1]

Sources of Connecticut utility-scale electricity generation:
full-year 2023[1]

  Natural Gas (61.3%)
  Nuclear (34.2%)
  Biomass & RDF (1.1%)
  Solar (1%)
  Hydroelectric (0.9%)
  Petroleum (0.4%)
  Other (1.1%)

Nuclear power stations

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Retired plants:

Fossil-fuel power stations

Coal

The last coal-fired plant was retired in 2021.[4]

Petroleum

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A Multi-fuel plant, listed is "Total Net Summer Capacity" by source.
B Not to be confused with the historic Cos Cob Power Station

Natural gas

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A Multi-fuel plant, listed is "Total Net Summer Capacity" by source.

Renewable power stations

Biomass and refuse-derived fuels

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Geothermal

There were no utility-scale Geothermal facilities in the state of Connecticut in 2019.

Hydroelectric

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A Multi-fuel plant, listed is "Total Net Summer Capacity" by source.

Solar

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A Multi-fuel plant, listed is "Total Net Summer Capacity" by source.

Wind

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Storage power stations

Battery storage

There were no utility-scale Battery Storage facilities in the state of Connecticut in 2019.

Pumped storage

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See also


References

  1. "Electricity Data Browser, Net generation for all sectors, Connecticut, Fuel Type-Check all, Annual, 2001–23". www.eia.gov. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  2. "Connecticut Electricity Profile". U.S. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  3. "Connecticut Profile: State Profile and Energy Estimates". U.S. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
  4. "PSEG exits coal-fired power with Bridgeport Harbor Station retirement". Power Engineering. 2021-06-01. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  5. "Exeter Energy Lp in Sterling, Connecticut". CountyOffice.org. Retrieved 2021-02-25.

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