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.
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] | fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil[2] | 114[1] | steam turbine[1] | – | 1957[1] | 2021[3] |
| Unit GT-1 | retired[1][4] | fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil[2] | 60[1] | gas turbine[1] | – | 2002[1] | 2022[4] |
| Unit GT-2 | retired[1][4] | fossil gas - natural gas, fossil liquids - fuel oil[2] | 60[1] | gas turbine[1] | – | 2002[1] | 2022[4] |
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 |
|---|---|
| Unit 3 | NAEA Energy Massachusetts LLC [100.0%] |
| Unit GT-1 | NAEA Energy Massachusetts LLC [100.0%] |
| Unit GT-2 | NAEA Energy Massachusetts LLC [100.0%] |
Background
The private equity firm Carlyle Group acquired Essential Power Massachusetts Station in February of 2016[5], 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[6] 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
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 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) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20211122185052/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/archive/xls/july_generator2021.xlsx. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220712171434/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/xls/april_generator2022.xlsx. Archived from the original on 12 July 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20221028021258/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860/. Archived from the original on 28 October 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "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) - ↑ "GHG Facility Details - West Springfield". ghgdata.epa.gov. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
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Additional data
To access additional data, including an interactive map of gas-fired power stations, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Oil and Gas Plant Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.
