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]

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	11	27 (2019)		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	515	1,485 (2019)	637,335 (2019)	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	254.2	639 (2019)	296,418 (2019)	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	254.2	609 (2019)	288,335 (2019)	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle	1991	[14][11][15][16]
Pawtucket Power Associates[note 1]	Providence County	41°51′40.5″N 71°24′25.1″W	68.8	5 (2019)	2,373 (2019)	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle	1990	[17][18]
Rhode Island Hospital	Providence County	41°48′37.0″N 71°24′35.2″W	10.4	23 (2019)	58,538 (2019)	Natural Gas Steam Turbine	1974	[19][20]
Rhode Island State Energy Center	Providence County	41°48′08″N 71°31′05.1″W	596	3,079 (2019)	1,161,137 (2019)	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle	2002	[21][22]
Tiverton Power Plant	Newport County	41°38′31.8″N 71°10′14.1″W	272.5	1,140 (2019)	433,990 (2019)	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	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]

Name	Location	Coordinates	Capacity (MW)	Annual Generation (GWh)	Fuel Type	Technology	Year Completed	Refs
Blackstone/Tupperware	Providence County	42.014536°N 71.544381°W	1.6	4 (2019)	Hydro	Conventional Hydroelectric	1980	[28][29]

Wind

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

Name	Location	Coordinates	Capacity (MW)	Annual Generation (GWh)	Fuel Type	Year Completed	Ref
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 Farm	Providence County	41°47′38.5″N 71°23′24.7″W	4.5	8 (2019)	Onshore Wind	2012	[31][32]
WED Coventry 1	Kent County	41°40′31.7″N 71°42′27.7″W	1.5	3 (2019)	Onshore Wind	2016-10	[33][34][35][36]
WED Coventry 2	Kent County	41°40′20.8″N 71°42′20.8″W	4.5	10 (2019)	Onshore Wind	2016-08	[33][34][35][37]
WED Coventry 3	Kent County	41°41′43.8″N 71°43′15.7″W	1.5	3 (2019)	Onshore Wind	2016-08	[33][34][35][38]
WED Coventry 4	Kent County	41°41′11.7″N 71°43′46.0″W	1.5	3 (2019)	Onshore Wind	2016-08	[33][34][35][39]
WED Coventry 5	Kent County	41°39′35.8″N 71°41′59.5″W	1.5	3 (2019)	Onshore Wind	2017	[33][34][35][40]
WED Coventry 6	Kent County	41°40′11.6″N 71°42′29.6″W	4.5	9 (2019)	Onshore Wind	2016-08	[33][34][35][41]
WED Green Hill	Providence County	41°47′52.3″N 71°31′47.2″W	3	7 (2019)	Onshore Wind	2018	[42]
WED NK Green	Washington County	41°34′53.8″N 71°29′12.3″W	1.5	3 (2019)	Onshore Wind	2012	[43][44]
WED Plainfield	Providence County	41°47′46.0″N 71°32′08.9″W	3	6 (2019)	Onshore Wind	2018	[45]
WED Plainfield II	Providence County	41°47′40.5″N 71°32′23.8″W	3	6 (2019)	Onshore Wind	2018	[46]
WED Plainfield III	Providence County	41°47′36.8″N 71°31′50.3″W	3	5 (2019)	Onshore Wind	2018	[47]
WED Portsmouth One	Newport County	41°36′51.1″N 71°15′04.6″W	1.5	5 (2019)	Onshore Wind	2016	[48][49]
WED Shun I	Providence County	41°47′54.4″N 71°32′26.5″W	3	7 (2019)	Onshore Wind	2018	[50]
WED Shun II	Providence County	41°48′00.5″N 71°32′10.4″W	3	6 (2019)	Onshore Wind	2018	[51]
WED Shun III	Providence County	41°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]

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	100	1	2009
Portsmouth Abbey School	Newport County	41°35′56.728″N 71°16′7.319″W	660	1	2006
Hodges Badge	Newport County	41°33′59.119″N 71°15′17.798″W	250	1	2012
Sandywoods	Newport County	41°37′13.768″N 71°9′14.039″W	275	1	2012

Solar

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

Plant	Location	Coordinates	Area	Capacity (MW)	Annual Generation (GWh)	Technology	Year Completed	Refs
Brookside	Providence County	41°59′10.5″N 71°35′05.9″W		1	1 (2019)	Photovoltaic Solar	2016-09	[53][54]
CED Foster	Providence County	41°47′44.7″N 71°47′13.6″W		2	3 (2019)	Photovoltaic Solar	2017	[55][56]
Forbes Street Solar	Providence County	41°46′21.1″N 71°20′17.8″W		3	4 (2019)	Photovoltaic Solar	2013	[57][58]
Founders Homestead Farms Solar	Newport County	41°34′37.6″N 71°16′46.5″W		4.5	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 Solar	Providence County	41°44′55.7″N 71°31′18.2″W		10	3 (2019)	Photovoltaic Solar	2018	[64][65]
Johnston Solar	Providence County	41°48′05.3″N 71°33′30.7″W		1	2 (2019)	Photovoltaic Solar	2014	[66]
Kearsarge SKSC1	Washington County	41°28′16.4″N 71°29′40.4″W		3.8	7 (2019)	Photovoltaic Solar	2018	[67][68]
Kearsarge SKSC2	Washington County	41°29′53.5″N 71°32′00.4″W		3.1	6 (2019)	Photovoltaic Solar	2018	[69][70]
Little Bay	Providence 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 1	Providence County	41°58′34.1″N 71°35′11.7″W		2	3 (2019)	Photovoltaic Solar	2017	[74]
Richmond NMCA	Washington 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, LLC	Providence County	41°56′14.7″N 71°29′15.2″W		3	4 (2019)	Photovoltaic Solar	2018	[78]
WED Kingstown Solar I - East	Washington 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 Solar	Washington County	41°31′08.2″N 71°41′11.4″W		2	3 (2019)	Photovoltaic Solar	2017	[81][82]
West Davisville Solar	Washington County	41°36′13.1″N 71°28′38.2″W		2	3 (2019)	Photovoltaic Solar	2013	[83][84]
West Greenwich Solar	Kent 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]

Name	Location	Coordinates	Capacity (MW)	Annual Generation (GWh)	Technology	Year Completed	Refs
Ridgewood Providence Power	Providence County	41°53′17.16″N 71°28′39″W	6.4	0 (2019)	Landfill Gas	1990	[87][88]
Johnston LFG Turbine Plant	Providence County	41°53′17.16″N 71°28′39″W	35.7	208 (2019)	Landfill Gas	2013	[89][90]
Orbit Energy RI	Providence County	41°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.

See also

• List of power stations in the United States
• List of wind farms in the United States

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