Power plant · Massachusetts, United States
Taft BESS
Taft BESS is a power plant under construction in Massachusetts, United States, with 200 MW of capacity, owned by FE Taft LLC.
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 | Massachusetts | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Under construction | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2027 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | FE Taft LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | FE Taft LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 200 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Batteries | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 42.0338, -71.6037 | 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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Taft BESS is the 4th-largest of 5 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in Massachusetts and the 416th-largest of 835 in the United States by capacity; its 200 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 | 4th of 5 | 1,668 MW | 12% |
| United States | 416th of 835 | 282,375 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 741st of 6,455 | 664,040 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 | 18 km |
| Masslite Division | Mine | — | Operating | 21 km |
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
- 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.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.
- 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.