Berkshire power station

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Berkshire power station is an operating power station of at least 289-megawatts (MW) in Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Berkshire power station Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States 42.0476, -72.6478 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit GEN2: 42.0476, -72.6478

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit GEN2 operating[1] gas[1] 289[1] combined cycle[1] no[1] 1999[1]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Unit GEN2 Berkshire Power Company, LLC[2] Tenaska Energy, Inc. [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (November 2019)". Archived from the original on June 12, 2020. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  2. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240124234320/https://www.tenaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Berkshire.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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