Fore River Generating Station
Fore River Generating Station is a natural gas plant in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, operated by Calpine Fore River Energy Center, LLC. It ranks third by nameplate capacity among Massachusetts’s 685 power plants. It is the biggest of Massachusetts’s 40 natural gas plants. Its biggest unit, rated at 315 MW, is the third-largest single generator in Massachusetts. Three units here can switch between natural gas and oil.
Nameplate capacity, 2025
872 MW
724 MW net summer capacity
3 operable units
- Gas combined cycle872 MW100%
Unit by unit, 2003 to 2025
operating in 2025bar height follows unit size
Unit GT11 Gas combined cycle, 279 MW, 2003
Unit GT12 Gas combined cycle, 279 MW, 2003
Unit ST15 Gas combined cycle, 315 MW, 2003
Among Massachusetts’s plants
Largest plants in the state by nameplate capacity, with the plants ranked next to this one.
- 1Canal1,495 MW
- 2Northfield Mountain1,168 MW
- 3Fore River Generating Stationthis plant
- 4Salem Harbor Power Development LP798 MW
- 5Bear Swamp666 MW
Other rankings
- All US power plants
- 366th of 14,286
- US natural gas plants
- 198th of 1,961
- Plants in the ISO New England balancing area
- 5th of 1,475
Operable units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT11 | Gas combined cycle | 279 MW | 231 MW | 2003 | Operating |
| GT12 | Gas combined cycle | 279 MW | 231 MW | 2003 | Operating |
| ST15 | Gas combined cycle | 315 MW | 262 MW | 2003 | Operating |
Grid and site
- Balancing area
- ISO New England
- Reliability region
- Northeast Power Coordinating Council
- Highest grid connection voltage
- 115 kV
- Nearest town on record
- North Weymouth
- Operator type
- Independent producer
- Coordinates
- 42.242°N, 70.966°W
Closest plants
| Plant | Runs on | Capacity | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potter Station 2 | Natural gas | 116 MW | 0.5 mi south |
| Braintree Landfill Solar | Solar | 1 MW | 2.9 mi southwest |
| Station 9 Energy Storage System | Battery storage | 2 MW | 3.8 mi south |
| Boston Scientific Solar | Solar | 1.1 MW | 4.9 mi northwest |
| Dorchester Solar Site | Solar | 1 MW | 5.8 mi northwest |
| UMass Boston | Oil and petroleum | 8.1 MW | 6.1 mi northwest |
| Randolph | Solar | 3.8 MW | 7.2 mi southwest |
| M Street Jet | Oil and petroleum | 69 MW | 7.5 mi northwest |