Northfield Mountain
A 1.17 GW hydroelectric power plant in Franklin, Massachusetts, owned by FirstLight Power Resources, Inc. - MA, commissioned in 1972.
Facility nameplate · EIA Plant ID 547Hydroelectric
Nameplate capacity
1.17 GW
Primary fuel
Hydroelectric
Commissioned
1972
Owner
FirstLight Power Resources, Inc. - MA
Location
Franklin, Massachusetts
Coordinates
Generation (2024)
-270.9 GWh
Status
Operating
Technology
Hydroelectric Pumped Storage
Units
4
Reported annual generation
| Year | GWh | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -313.8 | |
| 2016 | -349.1 | |
| 2017 | -339.8 | |
| 2018 | -292.7 | |
| 2019 | -272.6 | |
| 2020 | -262.2 | |
| 2021 | -273.5 | |
| 2022 | -270.3 | |
| 2023 | -181.1 | |
| 2024 | -270.9 |
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