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Canal

Canal is a 1,495 MW operating power plant in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, operated by Canal Generating LLC.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingJun 1968 (current stage)
  5. Closed (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
1Petroleum Liquids585 MW OperatingJun 1968
2Petroleum Liquids580 MW OperatingJan 1976
3Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine330 MW OperatingJun 2019
UN2RNatural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine330 MW Cancelled or postponed

Plant details

Operator
Canal Generating LLC
Location
Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Balancing authority
ISNE
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Capacity
Operating: 1,495 MW
Cancelled: 330 MW
First unit online
Jun 1968
EIA plant ID
1599

Location

41.7694, -70.5097

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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