Summary of Electricity Activity in Essex County, MA
Summary of Essex County, MA Generation
Essex County, MA is ranked #450 out of 2,193 U.S. counties nationwide and #3 out of 13 Massachusetts counties in terms of total annual net electricity generation.
| Annual Generation | 2.5 TWh |
|---|---|
| Annual Consumption | 28.6 M MMBtu |
| Last Update | May 2026 |
| Power Plants | 41 |
| Companies on File | 36 |
Map of Top Producing Plants in Essex County, MA
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Annual Net Generation From natural gas power
1.6 TWh
National Rank in Terms of natural gas Net Electricity Generation
#280 /927 U.S. Counties
State Rank in Terms of natural gas Net Electricity Generation
#4 /12 Massachusetts Counties
Monthly Net Generation for Essex County, MA
Monthly Plant Fuel Consumption for Essex County, MA
Net Generation by Fuel Source
Net Generation by Fuel Source Breakdown
| State Rank | National Rank | Generation | Fuel Consumption | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | #3 / 13 | #450 / 2193 | 2.49 TWh | 28.57 M MMBtu |
| Natural Gas | #4 / 12 | #280 / 927 | 1.64 TWh | 13.11 M MMBtu |
| NON-Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste | #1 / 3 | #2 / 48 | 383.11 GWh | 7.98 M MMBtu |
| Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste | #1 / 3 | #2 / 48 | 313.45 GWh | 6.53 M MMBtu |
| Solar | #10 / 13 | #537 / 1317 | 81.61 GWh | 289.37 k MMBtu |
| Water | #3 / 5 | #300 / 536 | 58.87 GWh | 222.77 k MMBtu |
| Distillate Fuel Oil | #5 / 13 | #129 / 741 | 12.20 GWh | 427.88 k MMBtu |
| Wind | #9 / 9 | #505 / 518 | 2.14 GWh | 7.99 k MMBtu |
Power Plants in Essex County, MA
| Plant | Utility Name | Generation | Consumption | Fuel Types |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salem Harbor Power Development LP | Salem Harbor Power Development LP | 1.6 TWh | 13.0 M MMBtu | Natural Gas |
| Covanta Haverhill | Ogden Projects Inc-Haverhill | 287.3 GWh | 5.4 M MMBtu | Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 52.8% Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 43.2% Distillate Fuel Oil : 4.1% |
| Wheelabrator North Andover | Wheelabrator Environmental Systems | 240.5 GWh | 4.8 M MMBtu | Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 55.0% Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 45.0% |
| Wheelabrator Saugus | Wheelabrator Environmental Systems | 180.5 GWh | 4.6 M MMBtu | Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 55.0% Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste : 45.0% |
| Lawrence Hydroelectric Associates | Central Rivers Power US, LLC | 58.9 GWh | 222.8 k MMBtu | Water |
| MMWEC Simple Cycle Gas Turbine | Massachusetts Mun Wholes Electric Co | 8.3 GWh | 113.6 k MMBtu | Distillate Fuel Oil : 69.0% Natural Gas : 31.0% |
| Bradford Solar | Bradford Solar, LLC | 7.6 GWh | 26.8 k MMBtu | Solar |
| DG Haverhill CSG | DG Haverhill LLC | 7.3 GWh | 25.1 k MMBtu | Solar |
| Hunt Road Solar | Citizens Enterprises Corporation | 7.0 GWh | 24.7 k MMBtu | Solar |
| Middleton Solar Park | Novis Renewables, LLC | 6.8 GWh | 24.8 k MMBtu | Solar |
| True North | CD US Solar MT1 LLC | 6.0 GWh | 21.5 k MMBtu | Solar |
| BWC Rams Horn Channel LLC | Navisun LLC | 5.6 GWh | 19.7 k MMBtu | Solar |
| Waters River | City of Peabody - (MA) | 5.5 GWh | 64.0 k MMBtu | Natural Gas : 71.3% Distillate Fuel Oil : 28.7% |
| Kearsarge Amesbury Hybrid | Kearsarge Amesbury LLC | 5.0 GWh | 18.4 k MMBtu | Solar |
| Groveland Solar | RWE Clean Energy | 4.3 GWh | 15.2 k MMBtu | Solar |
| Kearsarge Haverhill | Kearsarge Haverhill LLC | 3.9 GWh | 14.9 k MMBtu | Solar |
| Beverly | Integrys MA Solar, LLC | 3.3 GWh | 11.5 k MMBtu | Solar |
| Bashaw Solar CSG 1, LLC | Bashaw Solar 1, LLC | 2.9 GWh | 10.2 k MMBtu | Solar |
| Kearsarge 100 Sohier Rd | Kearsarge Beverly LLC | 2.9 GWh | 10.9 k MMBtu | Solar |
| Ayers Village Solar | Altus Power America Management, LLC | 2.8 GWh | 10.1 k MMBtu | Solar |
| General Electric Aircraft Engines | General Electric Aircraft Engines | 2.5 GWh | 9.3 k MMBtu | Solar |
| Aegean Drive Solar | Aegean Drive Solar LLC | 2.4 GWh | 8.5 k MMBtu | Solar |
| Hewlett-Packard (HP) - Andover, MA | Tesla Inc. | 2.3 GWh | 8.1 k MMBtu | Solar |
| Ipswich Wind Turbine | Town of Ipswich - (MA) | 2.1 GWh | 8.0 k MMBtu | Wind |
| Merrimac Solar | RWE Clean Energy | 2.0 GWh | 7.2 k MMBtu | Solar |
| 515 Main Saugus | 515 Main Saugus LLC | 1.9 GWh | 6.6 k MMBtu | Solar |
| Danton XI Solar LLC | Danton XI Solar LLC | 1.8 GWh | 6.2 k MMBtu | Solar |
| Methuen Landfill | CleanCapital Holdings | 1.5 GWh | 5.5 k MMBtu | Solar |
| Haverhill Solar Power Project | Massachusetts Electric Co | 1.2 GWh | 4.1 k MMBtu | Solar |
| High Street Station | Town of Ipswich - (MA) | 153.0 MWh | 2.0 k MMBtu | Natural Gas : 92.3% Distillate Fuel Oil : 7.7% |
| Wilkins Station | Town of Marblehead - (MA) | 32.0 MWh | 797 MMBtu | Distillate Fuel Oil |
| IXYS - Beverly | IXYS Integrated Circuits Division, LLC | -9.0 GWh | 109 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| Commercial Street | Town of Marblehead - (MA) | 0.0 Wh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| Equity Industrial Turbines | Equity Industrial Turbines | 0.0 Wh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| Fellsway Development LLC | Fellsway Development LLC | 0.0 Wh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| Ipswich MA BESS 1 | Ipswich MA BESS 1 LLC | 0.0 Wh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| Ipswich Wind Independence | Ipswich Wind Independence | 0.0 Wh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| Merrimac Paper | Merrimac Paper Co Inc | 0.0 Wh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| Newark Atlantic Paperboard | Newark Atlantic Paperboard Co | 0.0 Wh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| Rousselot Inc | Rousselot Inc | 0.0 Wh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
| Salem Harbor | Salem Harbor Power Development LP | 0.0 Wh | 0 MMBtu | No Information Available |
Electricity Generation for Neighboring Counties
| National Rank | County | Net Generation | # Power Plants |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1342 | Hillsborough County | 184.1 GWh | 11 |
| #1181 | Merrimack County | 319.9 GWh | 14 |
| #515 | Middlesex County | 1.9 TWh | 68 |
| #208 | Norfolk County | 6.7 TWh | 40 |
| #784 | Plymouth County | 814.7 GWh | 84 |
| #41 | Rockingham County | 15.9 TWh | 6 |
| #1511 | Strafford County | 99.8 GWh | 8 |
| #1050 | Suffolk County | 428.0 GWh | 14 |
| #259 | Worcester County | 5.4 TWh | 197 |
| #1203 | York County | 299.8 GWh | 25 |
Electricity Generation for Cities Located in Essex County, MA
| State Rank | City | Net Generation | # Power Plants |
|---|---|---|---|
| #74 | Amesbury Town, MA | 14.0 GWh | 3 |
| #151 | Andover, MA | 2.3 GWh | 1 |
| #145 | Beverly, MA | 2.7 GWh | 4 |
| #105 | Danvers, MA | 6.8 GWh | 1 |
| #14 | Haverhill, MA | 311.6 GWh | 6 |
| #153 | Ipswich, MA | 2.3 GWh | 4 |
| #15 | Lawrence, MA | 299.4 GWh | 4 |
| #149 | Lynn, MA | 2.5 GWh | 1 |
| #167 | Marblehead, MA | 32.0 MWh | 2 |
| #93 | Methuen Town, MA | 8.6 GWh | 4 |
| #140 | Newburyport, MA | 2.9 GWh | 1 |
| #75 | Peabody, MA | 13.8 GWh | 3 |
| #4 | Salem, MA | 1.6 TWh | 2 |
| #116 | Salisbury, MA | 6.0 GWh | 1 |
| #19 | Saugus, MA | 182.3 GWh | 2 |