Power plant · Connecticut, United States
Lake Road Generating Plant
Lake Road Generating Plant is a gas power plant in Connecticut, United States, with 840 MW of capacity, owned by Lake Road Generating Co LP.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Connecticut | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2002 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Lake Road Generating Co LP | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Lake Road Generating Co LP | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 840 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | United Illuminating Co | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 345 kV | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 41.8720, -71.8958 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the owner.
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Lake Road Generating Plant is the 3rd-largest of 10 power plants in Connecticut and the 407th-largest of 1,009 in the United States by capacity; its 840 MW is <0.1% of the 917,512 MW we hold for the United States. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | 3rd of 10 | 8,232 MW | 10% |
| United States | 407th of 1,009 | 917,512 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 493rd of 13,028 | 1,354,089 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 2 mines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J Santoro Pit & Plant | Mine | — | Operating | 30 km |
| Masslite Division | Mine | — | Operating | 48 km |
Owner, operator, grid operator and place
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- Kleen Energy Systems693 MW
- New Haven Steam642 MW
- Milford Power Project578 MW
- Bridgeport Station576 MW
- Bridgeport Energy Project520 MW
Data on this page
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- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.