This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Rhode Island, sorted by type and name. In 2022, Rhode Island had a total summer capacity of 2,162 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 7,819 GWh.[2] In 2023, the electrical energy generation mix was 89.2% natural gas, 5.5% solar, 2.8% biomass, 2.1% wind, and 0.4% petroleum.[1] In May 2017, the first U.S. offshore wind farm began operating off Block Island.
Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity
(MW) |
Annual Generation
(GWh) |
CO2 emissions
(Tons/year) |
Technology | Year Completed | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Central Power Plant | Providence County | 41°44′42″N 71°27′30″W / 41.74497°N 71.45842°W | 11 | 26 (2021) | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine Natural Gas Steam Turbine |
1932 | [4][5] | |
Manchester Street | Providence County | 41°48′56.6″N 71°24′15.4″W / 41.815722°N 71.404278°W | 515 | 1,397 (2021) | 664,658 (2020) | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 1903(Original Units)
1996(Current Units) |
[6][7][8][9] |
Ocean State Power | Providence County | 42°00′35.1″N 71°40′04.5″W / 42.009750°N 71.667917°W | 254.2 | 663 (2020) | 273,418 (2020) | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 1990 | [10][11][12][13] |
Ocean State Power II | Providence County | 42°00′37.8″N 71°40′12.0″W / 42.010500°N 71.670000°W | 254.2 | 633 (2020) | 268,000 (2020) | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 1991 | [14][11][12][15] |
Pawtucket Power Associates[note 1] | Providence County | 41°51′40.5″N 71°24′25.1″W / 41.861250°N 71.406972°W | 68.8 | 6 (2020) | 2,697 (2020) | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 1990 | [16][17][18] |
Rhode Island Hospital | Providence County | 41°48′37.0″N 71°24′35.2″W / 41.810278°N 71.409778°W | 10.4 | 23 (2020) | 58,727 (2020) | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 1974 | [19][20] |
Rhode Island State Energy Center | Providence County | 41°48′08″N 71°31′05.1″W / 41.80222°N 71.518083°W | 596 | 3,612 (2021) | 1,373,170 (2020) | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 2002 | [21][22] |
Tiverton Power Plant | Newport County | 41°38′31.8″N 71°10′14.1″W / 41.642167°N 71.170583°W | 272.5 | 1,590 (2020) | 598,431 (2020) | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 2000 | [23][24] |
Toray Plastic America's CHP Plant | Washington County | 41°35′37.9″N 71°25′38.9″W / 41.593861°N 71.427472°W | 20 | 142 (2020) | 78,849 (2020) | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine |
2014 | [25][26][27] |
There are no coal-fired power plants in Rhode Island.
There are no oil-fired power plants in Rhode Island.
Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity
(MW) |
Annual Generation
(GWh) |
Fuel Type | Technology | Year Completed | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blackstone/Tupperware | Providence County | 42°00′52″N 71°32′40″W / 42.014536°N 71.544381°W | 1.6 | 4 (2021) | Hydro | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1980 | [28][29] |
Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (KW) | # of Turbines | Year Operational | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New England Tech | Kent County | 41°43′58.051″N 71°27′5.399″W / 41.73279194°N 71.45149972°W | 100 | 1 | 2009 | |
Portsmouth Abbey School | Newport County | 41°35′56.728″N 71°16′7.319″W / 41.59909111°N 71.26869972°W | 660 | 1 | 2006 | |
Hodges Badge | Newport County | 41°33′59.119″N 71°15′17.798″W / 41.56642194°N 71.25494389°W | 250 | 1 | 2012 | |
Sandywoods | Newport County | 41°37′13.768″N 71°9′14.039″W / 41.62049111°N 71.15389972°W | 275 | 1 | 2012 |
Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity
(MW) |
Annual Generation
(GWh) |
Technology | Year Completed | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Johnston LFG Turbine Plant | Providence County | 41°53′17.16″N 71°28′39″W / 41.8881000°N 71.47750°W | 35.7 | 204 (2021) | Landfill Gas | 2013 | [107][108] |
Orbit Energy RI | Providence County | 41°48′21.2″N 71°30′53.7″W / 41.805889°N 71.514917°W | 3.2 | -3 (2020) | Anaerobic digester | 2018[note 2] | [109][110] |
Ridgewood Providence Power | Providence County | 41°53′17.16″N 71°28′39″W / 41.8881000°N 71.47750°W | 6.4 | 0 (2020) | Landfill Gas | 1990 | [111][112] |
There are no nuclear power plants in Rhode Island.
Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity
(MW) |
Fuel Type | Technology | Status | Year | Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
North Smithfield Solar Project | Providence County | 41°57′51.8″N 71°31′06.0″W / 41.964389°N 71.518333°W | 38.4 | Solar | Photovoltaic Solar | Under Construction | October 2021 | [113][114][115] |
Revolution Wind | Atlantic Ocean,
off Rhode Island |
41°11′00.5″N 71°10′05.7″W / 41.183472°N 71.168250°W | 704
(400 to RI) (304 to CT) |
Wind | Offshore Wind | Planned | Construction to
start in 2023 |
[116] |