Essential Power Massachusetts station

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Essential Power Massachusetts station is a retired power station in West Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Essential Power Massachusetts station West Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States 42.095, -72.595 (exact)[1]

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 3, Unit GT-1, Unit GT-2: 42.095, -72.595

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 3 retired[1] gas, fuel oil[2] 114[1] steam turbine[1] no[1] 1957[1] 2021[3]
Unit GT-1 retired[4] gas, fuel oil[2] 60[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2002[1] 2022[5]
Unit GT-2 retired[6] gas, fuel oil[2] 60[1] gas turbine[1] no[1] 2002[1] 2022[7]

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 3 NAEA Energy Massachusetts LLC[8] Carlyle Group [100.0%]
Unit GT-1 NAEA Energy Massachusetts LLC[8] Carlyle Group [100.0%]
Unit GT-2 NAEA Energy Massachusetts LLC[8] Carlyle Group [100.0%]

Background

The private equity firm Carlyle Group acquired Essential Power Massachusetts Station in February of 2016[9], and as of 2022 still owns it . More information about this deal can be found on GEM's "Carlyle's Private Equity Investments" Wiki page.

During the time Carlyle has owned Essential Power Massachusetts, EPA emissions data[10] are as follows:

Total CO2 emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2016 Total CO2 emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2017 Total CO2 emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2018 Total CO2 emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2019 Total CO2 emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2020 Total CO2 emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2021
28,500 22,340 13,411 2,802 2,510 2,510
Methane emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2016 Methane emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2017 Methane emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2018 Methane emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2019 Methane emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2020 Methane emissions (Tonnes CO2e) 2021
12.46 11.51 12.37 12.88 12.81 12.23

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 "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. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (July 2021)". Archived from the original on November 22, 2021. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  3. "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (April 2022)". Archived from the original on July 12, 2022. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  4. EIA19USEIANov2023
  5. USEIANov2023
  6. EIA19USEIANov2023
  7. USEIANov2023
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA-860A/860B), 2018". Archived from the original on November 16, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  9. "The Carlyle Group to Acquire Power Generation Portfolio from IFM Investors Purchase to Bring Carlyle's Power Generation Assets to 5,800 Net MW". Cogentrix.com. {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 75 (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. "GHG Facility Details - West Springfield". ghgdata.epa.gov. Retrieved 2022-09-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

Additional data

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