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NECCO Co-Generation

Gas power plant in Massachusetts, United States of America. Approximate location 42.4137, -71.0022.

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NECCO Co-Generation is a 6 MW gas power plant in Massachusetts, United States of America. It is operated by Atlantic-VMD Revere Realty LLC. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 6.5k homes (estimated). It ranks #6523 of 10,938 United States of America power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2004, it is around 22 years old — relatively modern. In context, gas supplies about 40.0% of United States of America's electricity; the national grid averages 384 gCO₂/kWh (43.0% low-carbon) (2025).

6Legacy source-record capacity
6,532homes powered (est.)
2004commissioned (~22 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id USA0055999.

Data status

Known data

FacilityNECCO Co-Generation WRI
CountryUnited States of America · Massachusetts WRI
Coordinates42.4137, -71.0022 WRI
FuelGas WRI
MW installed capacity6 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerAtlantic-VMD Revere Realty LLC WRI
Commissioned2004 WRI

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions9,145 t CO₂/yr calculated
Capacity rank in country#6523 of 10938 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#1890 of 2165 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.05× · 121 MW median · 2165 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent6,532 calculated
Climate10.1°C · HDD 3,159 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC4 · 39/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

TechnologyNot available not in dataset
GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and fuel fields on this page are source-record values from the upstream open dataset. They are useful for identification and ranking, but they have not been upgraded to a 2026 registry/GEM-location verified value.

capacity: WRI Global Power Plant Database source-record (legacy); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 6 MW, NECCO Co-Generation is below the median gas plant in United States of America (121 MW). Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

Reported generation trend

2013: 0 GWh20132014: 0 GWh20142015: 0 GWh20152016: 0 GWh20162017: 0 GWh20171 GWh

Annual generation (GWh), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by Atlantic-VMD Revere Realty LLC.

Local climate & thermal context

This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 42.4°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

10.1°Cannual mean temp
3,159heating degree-days (base 18°C)
284cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
28 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: -2 °CJF: -1 °CFM: 3 °CMA: 8 °CAM: 14 °CMJ: 19 °CJJ: 22 °CJA: 22 °CAS: 17 °CSO: 11 °CON: 6 °CND: 1 °CD22 °C

Heating degree-days here run 29% above the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.

Climate heat-demand index: 67/100 — this site sits in the top third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.

A gas turbine here also runs ~0% below its ISO (15°C) rating at this annual mean (typical CCGT curve, estimate).

Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.

Site climate & environmental severity

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with thermal cycling the leading environmental stress.

C4ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
39/100environmental-severity index
24.8°Cseasonal temperature swing
38 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #1890 largest gas power plant of 2165 in United States of America by capacity.

United States of America has 2165 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 789,950 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 42.4137, -71.0022 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is NECCO Co-Generation?

NECCO Co-Generation is a 6 MW source-record gas power plant in Massachusetts, United States of America, commissioned in 2004.

How many homes can NECCO Co-Generation power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 6,532 homes (estimated).

Who operates NECCO Co-Generation?

NECCO Co-Generation is operated by Atlantic-VMD Revere Realty LLC.

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