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Bridgeport Station

Bridgeport Station is a 576 MW operating gas power plant in Fairfield County, Connecticut, operated by Generation Bridge II Connecticut, LLC.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingAug 1961 (current stage)
  5. ClosedOct 2021 (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
501Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle376 MW OperatingJun 2019
502Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle201 MW OperatingJun 2019
3Conventional Steam Coal400 MW RetiredAug 1968Jun 2021
2Petroleum Liquids163 MW RetiredAug 1961Jan 2014
4Petroleum Liquids19 MW RetiredOct 1967Oct 2021

Plant details

Operator
Generation Bridge II Connecticut, LLC
Location
Fairfield County, Connecticut
Balancing authority
ISNE
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Capacity
Operating: 576 MW
Retired: 582 MW
First unit online
Aug 1961
EIA plant ID
568

Location

41.1706, -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