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Indian Orchard Plant 15.7 MW Natural Gas

GasVerified: Jul 2026

Indian Orchard Plant 1 is a 5.7 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Solutia Inc-Indian since 1985. Ranked #1607 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 5.7 MW represents 0.001% of the total gas capacity of 592,244 MW. The largest gas plant in the United States is West County Energy Center at 4,263 MW, making Indian Orchard Plant 1 747 times smaller. Nearby plants include Stony Brook (Oil, 534.6 MW), Berkshire Power (Gas, 289 MW), and Masspower (Gas, 260.9 MW). The facility is located in Massachusetts, approximately 100 km west of Boston.

Capacity
5.7 MW
Commissioning Year
1985

41 years old

Owner
Solutia Inc-Indian
Location
42.1569°, -72.5242°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 5,656. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #27,845 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,669 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

41 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Solutia Inc-Indian operates 1 plants totalling 6 MW

Regional density

437 plants within 100 km, 20,280 MW combined

Nearest plant: Ameresco Chicopee Energy (1.2 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 42.156900, -72.524200
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
11.0 Kt
22 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
451.4 Kt
Over 41 years of operation
Past Retirement
2015
11 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
2.4K
cars per year
1.5K
homes per year
500.5K
trees to offset

Estimates based on Gas emission factor (490 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (45%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Gas
Energy Source
Non-Renewable
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

United States of AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
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