Stony Brook Power Plant
The Stony Brook Power Plant is a petroleum-fired power station located in Ludlow, MA on a 350-acre site. It was the first power plant in Massachusetts to use combined-cycle technology.It is owned by a number of parties, but the majority of it is owned by the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company (MMWEC). The plant consists of two generating units. The Stony Brook Intermediate Unit generates 354 MW of electricity with its three combined-cycle turbines that can burn either petroleum or natural gas. The Stony Brook Peaking Unit is a 172 MW peaking unit which runs during periods on high demand using petroleum. These units provide electricity to 24 municipalities in Massachusetts.
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Massachusetts, United States
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