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High Street Station

High Street Station is a 8.5 MW operating gas power plant in Essex County, Massachusetts, operated by Town of Ipswich - (MA).

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingJun 1937 (current stage)
  5. ClosedApr 2006 (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
2Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine1.3 MW OperatingAug 1954
7Petroleum Liquids1.3 MW Out of service long-termSep 1956
9Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine1.3 MW OperatingOct 1961
1Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine1.2 MW OperatingAug 1986
10Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine1.2 MW OperatingApr 1984
11Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine1.2 MW OperatingSep 1982
12Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine1.2 MW OperatingAug 1983
6Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine1.1 MW OperatingJul 1951
8Petroleum Liquids1.1 MW Out of service long-termAug 1960
3Petroleum Liquids0.7 MW RetiredJun 1941Apr 2006
4Petroleum Liquids0.6 MW RetiredJun 1937Apr 2006

Plant details

Operator
Town of Ipswich - (MA)
Location
Essex County, Massachusetts
Balancing authority
ISNE
Sector
Electric Utility
Capacity
Operating: 8.5 MW
Out of service: 2.4 MW
Retired: 1.3 MW
First unit online
Jun 1937
EIA plant ID
1670

Location

42.6986, -70.8697

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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