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electricity-generating
Electricity generation is the process of generating electric power from sources of primary energy. For utilities in the electric power industry, it is the stage prior to its delivery (transmission, distribution, etc.) to end users or its storag ...
power station
A power station, also referred to as a power plant and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power. Power stations are generally connected to an electrical grid.
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s in the U.S. state of
, sortable by type and name. In 2021, Massachusetts had a total summer capacity of 13,002 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 18,214 GWh.
The corresponding electrical energy generation mix in 2021 was 76.9% natural gas, 9.2% solar, 5.5% biomass, 4.2% hydroelectric, 4.8% non-biogenic waste, 1.1% wind, and 0.4% petroleum. The state's last remaining nuclear power plant was retired in May 2019.
Massachusetts consumes about twice as much electricity as it generates, but is among the lowest electricity consumption states on a per capita basis, as well as on a per dollar of GDP basis.
Distributed small-scale solar, including customer-owned photovoltaic panels, delivered an additional net 2,529 GWh to the state's electricity grid in 2021. This compares as about 50 percent more than the amount generated by Massachusetts' utility-scale solar facilities that year.
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List of power stations in the United States
The United States is home to a wide variety of power stations. The list below outlines power stations of significance by type, or by the U.S. state, state in which they reside.
By type
The following pages lists the power stations in the United ...
References
State Profile and Energy Estimates
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Power stations
A power station, also referred to as a power plant and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power. Power stations are generally connected to an electrical grid.
Many pow ...
Energy in Massachusetts