The Kendall Cogeneration Station is a power station owned by

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that produces both steam and power for the cities of

Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...

and

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. Owned by

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in 2012, in 2013 Veolia Energy North America purchased the plant from

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. In 2020,

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acquired Veolia Energy North America and renamed it Vicinity Energy.

History

The Kendall power plant was built in 1949, operating in "relative obscurity" for some time as it was only turned on when high energy levels were demanded. In 2003, the power plant switched to natural gas from oil and became more active. In 2004, there were complaints from environmentalists that water intake and water discharge was damaging marine life. A 2006 permit issued by federal and state environmental officials was appealed by power plant officials on the grounds of being too strict. The plan for the GenOn Kendall Cogeneration Station to slice its hot water discharge was revealed in February 2011. It had been negotiated along with the Environmental Protection Agency New England office and state regulators. The plan called for converting hot water to steam to be sent to Boston, possibly by a pipe. The agreement ended "a six-year battle between the plant’s operators and environmentalists over its state and federal water discharge permits." Veolia Energy North America was working on the pipe, to be completed by 2016. As such, waste heat from the Kendall Cogeneration Station in Cambridge would heat buildings in Boston. The pipeline extension was completed in 2013. In January 2012, the station had a production capacity of 256 megawatts, and in 2010 produced roughly 717,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide. While it used natural gas primarily, it also had oil as a backup to produce both electricity and steam energy. In 2012, the plant was owned by

. In 2013 Veolia Energy North America purchased the plant from

. In 2020,

acquired Veolia Energy North America and renamed it Vicinity Energy.

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