Bridgeport Energy Project

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Bridgeport Energy Project is an operating power station of at least 520-megawatts (MW) in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Bridgeport Energy Project Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States 41.1692, -73.1844 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • BPE1: 41.1692, -73.1844

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
BPE1 Operating[1] fossil gas: natural gas[1] 520[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
BPE1 Bridgeport Energy LLC [100%][2] Carlyle Group Inc [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20200612191408/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/archive/xls/november_generator2019.xlsx. Archived from the original on 12 June 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20191116210428/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/archive/xls/december_generator2018.xlsx. Archived from the original on 16 November 2019. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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