The Millennium Power Plant is a 360 MW power plant located in Charlton, Massachusetts. It is a natural gas combined-cycle plant currently owned by Talen Energy and operated by Millennium Power Partners LP.
Design The plant currently consists of a single 360 MW combined-cycle turbine.
History
The plant was originally owned by PG&E National Energy Group, a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation (whose leading subsidiary is Pacific Gas and Electric Company), who commissioned it in 2001. PG&E National Energy Group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2003. After the bankruptcy, Mach Gen LLC was formed to own four of PG&E National Energy Group's power plants including the Millennium Power Plant. MACH is an acronym where each letter represents one of the four initial plants. The M represents the Millennium Power Plant.
In 2014, Mach Gen LLC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy leading to its 2015 sale of a portion of its natural gas portfolio including the Millennium Power Plant to Talen Energy.
Environmental Concerns
As of 2012, the Millennium Power Plant was the fourth-largest emitter of greenhouse gases in Massachusetts and produced 924,993 metric tons of greenhouse gases in 2011.
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