Power plant · Massachusetts, United States
Salt Cod BESS
Salt Cod BESS is a planned power plant in Massachusetts, United States, with 168 MW of capacity, owned by Somerset Energy Storage, LLC.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Massachusetts | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Planned | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2028 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Somerset Energy Storage, LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Somerset Energy Storage, LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 168 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Batteries | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 41.7372, -71.1489 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Salt Cod BESS is the 5th-largest of 5 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in Massachusetts and the 566th-largest of 835 in the United States by capacity; its 168 MW is <0.1% of the 282,375 MW of power plants planned, permitted or under construction we hold for the United States. It is not built yet, so it is ranked among the power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data, apart from the ones running today. Ranks and totals cover the ones that report their capacity.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 5th of 5 | 1,668 MW | 10% |
| United States | 566th of 835 | 282,375 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 953rd of 6,455 | 664,240 MW | <0.1% |
Owner, operator and place
Other power plants in Massachusetts
- Canal1,495 MW
- Northfield Mountain1,168 MW
- Fore River Generating Station872 MW
- Salem Harbor Power Development LP798 MW
- Bear Swamp666 MW
- ANP Bellingham Energy Project578 MW
- ANP Blackstone Energy Project578 MW
- Stony Brook542 MW
Data on this page
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). 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.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. 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.