Project 2015A is a 55 megawatt capacity reliability resource to be constructed in Peabody, Massachusetts, on a site shared with the Peabody Municipal Light Plant.
Rendering of the capacity reliability resource to be built on the site shared with the Peabody Municipal Light Plant.
The municipal utility members of MMWEC must meet capacity and energy obligations, per the rules of the regional transmission organization, ISO New England. Click on the flyer below to read more.
Capacity and energy are both components of the electric grid, but they function differently. See the flyer below to learn why MLPs need to own capacity on behalf of their customers.
2015A Provides Capacity and Reliability
2015A is Not an Energy Resource
2015A is Essential for the Increased Use of Renewable Energy Resources
2015A will Run Very Infrequently
2015A Aligns with the Massachusetts Decarbonization Roadmap
MMWEC and its members have been incorporating carbon-free power into their portfolios for decades, dating back to the 1980s. Click on timeline below for major accomplishments to date.
ABOUT MMWEC
MMWEC is a non-profit, public corporation and political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, created by an Act of the General Assembly in 1975 and authorized to issue debt to finance a wide range of energy facilities. MMWEC provides a variety of power supply, financial, risk management and other services to the state’s consumer-owned municipal utilities. It has 20 municipal utility members and 28 project participants. As one of 83 public power joint action agencies in the United States, MMWEC uses the strengths of working together, greater efficiency and economies of scale to help its members provide superior service at a low cost.