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Bridgeport Energy Project

Bridgeport Energy Project is a 520 MW operating gas power plant in Fairfield County, Connecticut, operated by Bridgeport Energy LLC.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingJun 1998 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
GEN3Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle180 MW OperatingMay 1999
GEN1Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle170 MW OperatingJun 1998
GEN2Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle170 MW OperatingJun 1998

Plant details

Operator
Bridgeport Energy LLC
Location
Fairfield County, Connecticut
Balancing authority
ISNE
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Capacity
Operating: 520 MW
First unit online
Jun 1998
EIA plant ID
55042

Location

41.1692, -73.1844

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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