Brayton Point Power Station
E595985
Brayton Point Power Station was a large coal-fired power plant in Somerset, Massachusetts, known as one of New England’s most significant and controversial fossil-fuel generating stations before its closure.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coal-fired power station
ⓘ
fossil fuel power plant ⓘ |
| closedOn | 2017 ⓘ |
| closureAnnounced | 2013 ⓘ |
| coolingTowersConstructed | 2012 ⓘ |
| coolingTowersCost | approximately 500 million US dollars ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| demolished | yes ⓘ |
| demolitionOfCoolingTowers | April 2019 ⓘ |
| electricalCapacity |
approximately 1500 MW
ⓘ
over 1500 megawatts at peak ⓘ |
| emissionsType |
carbon dioxide
ⓘ
nitrogen oxides ⓘ particulate matter ⓘ sulfur dioxide ⓘ |
| fuelTransport |
coal delivered by barge
ⓘ
coal delivered by ship ⓘ |
| gridConnection | ISO New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gridRole | baseload power supplier for New England ⓘ |
| hasCoolingSystem |
closed-cycle cooling towers
ⓘ
once-through cooling system ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bristol County, Massachusetts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Massachusetts ⓘ New England ⓘ Somerset, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterbody | Mount Hope Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Fall River, Massachusetts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Providence, Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the largest coal-fired power plant in New England
ⓘ
high greenhouse gas emissions ⓘ thermal pollution of Mount Hope Bay ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Brayton Point LLC
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dominion Energy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Dominion Energy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Energy Capital Partners NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plannedReuse | offshore wind energy logistics hub ⓘ |
| primaryFuel | coal ⓘ |
| regulator |
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatoryIssues |
air pollution regulations
ⓘ
water discharge regulations ⓘ |
| secondaryFuel |
natural gas
ⓘ
oil ⓘ |
| siteRedevelopment | Brayton Point Commerce Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | decommissioned ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
climate activism campaigns
ⓘ
environmental protests ⓘ legal and regulatory proceedings ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.