List of power stations in Rhode Island

This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Rhode Island, sorted by type and name. In 2018, Rhode Island had a total summer capacity of 1,958 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 8,375 GWh.[2] Rhode Island's electrical energy generation mix in 2020 was 90% natural gas and 10% renewables. In May 2017, the first U.S. offshore wind farm began operating off Block Island.[1]

Sources of Rhode Island electricity generation: May 2020[1]

  Natural Gas (90%)
  Renewables (10%)

Fossil fuel power plants

Natural Gas
Data reported by U.S. Energy Information Administration[3]
NameLocationCoordinatesCapacity

(MW)

 Annual Generation

(GWh)

 CO2 emissions

(Tons/year)

 TechnologyYear CompletedRefs
Central Power PlantProvidence County41°44′42″N 71°27′30″W 11 27 (2019) Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
Natural Gas Steam Turbine		1932 [4][5]
Manchester StreetProvidence County41°48′56.6″N 71°24′15.4″W 515 1,485 (2019) 637,335 (2019)Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle1903(Original Units)

1996(Current Units)

 [6][7][8][9]
Ocean State PowerProvidence County42°00′35.1″N 71°40′04.5″W 254.2 639 (2019) 296,418 (2019)Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle1990 [10][11][12][13]
Ocean State Power IIProvidence County42°00′37.8″N 71°40′12.0″W 254.2 609 (2019) 288,335 (2019)Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle1991 [14][11][15][16]
Pawtucket Power Associates[note 1]Providence County41°51′40.5″N 71°24′25.1″W 68.8 5 (2019) 2,373 (2019)Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle1990 [17][18]
Rhode Island HospitalProvidence County41°48′37.0″N 71°24′35.2″W 10.4 23 (2019) 58,538 (2019)Natural Gas Steam Turbine1974 [19][20]
Rhode Island State Energy CenterProvidence County41°48′08″N 71°31′05.1″W 596 3,079 (2019) 1,161,137 (2019)Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle2002 [21][22]
Tiverton Power PlantNewport County41°38′31.8″N 71°10′14.1″W 272.5 1,140 (2019) 433,990 (2019)Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle2000 [23][24]
Toray Plastic America's CHP PlantWashington County41°35′37.9″N 71°25′38.9″W 20 146 (2019) 82,723 (2019)Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine		2014 [25][26][27]

Coal

There are no coal-fired power plants in Rhode Island.

Oil

There are no oil-fired power plants in Rhode Island.

Renewable resources

Hydeoelectric
Data reported by U.S. Energy Information Administration[3]
NameLocationCoordinatesCapacity

(MW)

 Annual Generation

(GWh)

 Fuel TypeTechnologyYear CompletedRefs
Blackstone/TupperwareProvidence County42.014536°N 71.544381°W / 42.014536; -71.544381 (Blackstome/Tupperware) 1.6 4 (2019) HydroConventional Hydroelectric1980 [28][29]

Wind
Data reported by U.S. Energy Information Administration[3]
NameLocationCoordinatesCapacity

(MW)

 Annual Generation

(GWh)

 Fuel TypeYear CompletedRef
Block Island Wind Farm Block Island 41°06′52.96″N 71°31′16.18″W 30 118 (2019) Offshore Wind 2016-12 [30]
NBC Field's Point Wind FarmProvidence County41°47′38.5″N 71°23′24.7″W 4.5 8 (2019) Onshore Wind2012 [31][32]
WED Coventry 1Kent County41°40′31.7″N 71°42′27.7″W 1.5 3 (2019) Onshore Wind2016-10[33][34][35][36]
WED Coventry 2Kent County41°40′20.8″N 71°42′20.8″W 4.5 10 (2019) Onshore Wind 2016-08[33][34][35][37]
WED Coventry 3Kent County41°41′43.8″N 71°43′15.7″W 1.5 3 (2019) Onshore Wind 2016-08[33][34][35][38]
WED Coventry 4Kent County41°41′11.7″N 71°43′46.0″W 1.5 3 (2019) Onshore Wind 2016-08[33][34][35][39]
WED Coventry 5Kent County41°39′35.8″N 71°41′59.5″W 1.5 3 (2019) Onshore Wind 2017[33][34][35][40]
WED Coventry 6Kent County41°40′11.6″N 71°42′29.6″W 4.5 9 (2019) Onshore Wind 2016-08[33][34][35][41]
WED Green HillProvidence County41°47′52.3″N 71°31′47.2″W 3 7 (2019) Onshore Wind 2018 [42]
WED NK GreenWashington County41°34′53.8″N 71°29′12.3″W 1.5 3 (2019) Onshore Wind 2012 [43][44]
WED PlainfieldProvidence County41°47′46.0″N 71°32′08.9″W 3 6 (2019) Onshore Wind 2018 [45]
WED Plainfield IIProvidence County41°47′40.5″N 71°32′23.8″W 3 6 (2019) Onshore Wind 2018 [46]
WED Plainfield IIIProvidence County41°47′36.8″N 71°31′50.3″W 3 5 (2019) Onshore Wind 2018 [47]
WED Portsmouth OneNewport County41°36′51.1″N 71°15′04.6″W 1.5 5 (2019) Onshore Wind 2016 [48][49]
WED Shun IProvidence County41°47′54.4″N 71°32′26.5″W 3 7 (2019) Onshore Wind 2018 [50]
WED Shun IIProvidence County41°48′00.5″N 71°32′10.4″W 3 6 (2019) Onshore Wind 2018 [51]
WED Shun IIIProvidence County41°47′56.7″N 71°32′57.6″W 3 5 (2019) Onshore Wind 2018 [52]

Small-scale wind (<1MW)
Data reported by U.S. Energy Information Administration[3]
NameLocationCoordinatesCapacity (KW)# of TurbinesYear OperationalRefs
New England TechKent County41°43′58.051″N 71°27′5.399″W10012009
Portsmouth Abbey SchoolNewport County41°35′56.728″N 71°16′7.319″W66012006
Hodges BadgeNewport County41°33′59.119″N 71°15′17.798″W25012012
SandywoodsNewport County41°37′13.768″N 71°9′14.039″W27512012

Solar
Data reported by U.S. Energy Information Administration[3]
PlantLocation CoordinatesAreaCapacity

(MW)

 Annual Generation

(GWh)

 TechnologyYear CompletedRefs
BrooksideProvidence County 41°59′10.5″N 71°35′05.9″W1 1 (2019) Photovoltaic Solar2016-09[53][54]
CED FosterProvidence County 41°47′44.7″N 71°47′13.6″W2 3 (2019) Photovoltaic Solar2017 [55][56]
Forbes Street SolarProvidence County 41°46′21.1″N 71°20′17.8″W3 4 (2019) Photovoltaic Solar2013 [57][58]
Founders Homestead Farms SolarNewport County 41°34′37.6″N 71°16′46.5″W4.5 0 (2019) Photovoltaic Solar[59][60]
GD Richmond Buttonwoods I Washington County 41°31′27.1″N 71°41′02.9″W 1.3 0 (2019) Photovoltaic Solar 2020 [61][62][63]
Hope Farm SolarProvidence County 41°44′55.7″N 71°31′18.2″W10 3 (2019) Photovoltaic Solar 2018 [64][65]
Johnston SolarProvidence County 41°48′05.3″N 71°33′30.7″W 1 2 (2019) Photovoltaic Solar 2014 [66]
Kearsarge SKSC1Washington County 41°28′16.4″N 71°29′40.4″W 3.8 7 (2019) Photovoltaic Solar 2018 [67][68]
Kearsarge SKSC2Washington County 41°29′53.5″N 71°32′00.4″W 3.1 6 (2019) Photovoltaic Solar 2018 [69][70]
Little BayProvidence County 41°47′57.7″N 71°26′11.0″W 1.3 2 (2019) Photovoltaic Solar 2015 [71]
Nautilus Goat Island Solar CSG Providence County 41°56′30.7″N 71°39′40.6″W 3.3 1 (2019) Photovoltaic Solar 2019 [72][73]
North Smithfield Solar Power 1Providence County 41°58′34.1″N 71°35′11.7″W 2 3 (2019) Photovoltaic Solar 2017 [74]
Richmond NMCAWashington County 41°26′31.1″N 71°42′47.9″W 4 5 (2019) Photovoltaic Solar 2018 [75][76]
University Solar Kent County 41°36′50.6″N 71°39′31.8″W 0 (2019) Photovoltaic Solar [77]
WED GW Solar, LLCProvidence County 41°56′14.7″N 71°29′15.2″W 3 4 (2019) Photovoltaic Solar 2018 [78]
WED Kingstown Solar I - EastWashington County 41°29′33.1″N 71°37′07.0″W 3 5 (2019) Photovoltaic Solar 2018 [79]
WED Kingstown Solar I - West Washington County 41°29′31.5″N 71°37′25.9″W 1.5 2 (2019) Photovoltaic Solar 2018 [80]
WED Stilson SolarWashington County 41°31′08.2″N 71°41′11.4″W 2 3 (2019) Photovoltaic Solar 2017 [81][82]
West Davisville SolarWashington County 41°36′13.1″N 71°28′38.2″W 2 3 (2019) Photovoltaic Solar 2013 [83][84]
West Greenwich SolarKent County 41°39′07.0″N 71°42′39.2″W 1.9 3 (2019) Photovoltaic Solar 2013 [85][86]

Biomass
Data reported by U.S. Energy Information Administration[3]
NameLocationCoordinatesCapacity

(MW)

 Annual Generation

(GWh)

 TechnologyYear CompletedRefs
Ridgewood Providence PowerProvidence County41°53′17.16″N 71°28′39″W6.4 0 (2019)Landfill Gas1990[87][88]
Johnston LFG Turbine PlantProvidence County41°53′17.16″N 71°28′39″W35.7 208 (2019)Landfill Gas2013[89][90]
Orbit Energy RIProvidence County41°48′21.2″N 71°30′53.7″W 3.2 0 (2019) Other Waste Biomass
Anaerobic digester		2018[note 2][91][92]

Nuclear

There are no nuclear power plants in Rhode Island.

Power stations under construction or planned
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 38.4 Solar Photovoltaic Solar Under Construction October 2021 [93][94][95]
Revolution Wind Atlantic Ocean,

off Rhode Island

 41°11′00.5″N 71°10′05.7″W 704

(400 to RI)

(304 to CT)

 Wind Offshore Wind Planned Construction to

start in 2023

 [96]

Notes
  1. Peaking Plant;only operates when more power is needed than usual.
  2. Originally opened in August 2017 but closed shortly after due to mechanical issues.

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