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General Electric Aircraft Engines

General Electric Aircraft Engines is a 1.5 MW operating solar farm in Essex County, Massachusetts, operated by General Electric Aircraft Engines.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingJan 1948 (current stage)
  5. ClosedMar 2020 (not yet reached)

This plant has generators at more than one stage; see the table below.

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
PVSolar Photovoltaic1.5 MW OperatingMay 2017
GEN8Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine21 MW RetiredJan 1972Aug 2013
GEN7Natural Gas Steam Turbine13 MW RetiredJan 1968Mar 2020
GEN5Natural Gas Steam Turbine10 MW RetiredJan 1948Mar 2020
GEN6Natural Gas Steam Turbine10 MW RetiredJan 1956Mar 2020

Plant details

Operator
General Electric Aircraft Engines
Location
Essex County, Massachusetts
Balancing authority
ISNE
Sector
Industrial Non-CHP
Capacity
Operating: 1.5 MW
Retired: 53.6 MW
First unit online
Jan 1948
EIA plant ID
10029

Location

42.4500, -70.9739

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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, September 2026. Planned dates are targets reported by the developer and often change. Report a problem