Somerset Station
Somerset Station
Operating           Total Power
100 MW
Address

1606 Riverside Avenue
Somerset, MA
02726
United States of America
Latitude: 41.7299995422363
Longitude: -71.129997253418
Notes
As of April 2009 Conservation Law Foundation had plans to sue NRG about the proposed gasification unit. The 5th Unit is actually a proposed conversion from a traditional coal unit to a plasma gasification unit. This coal plant and planned conversion has faced serious opposition from local residents. Residents have gathers 1000+ names through petitions.
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Distance (miles)02.551025
American Indian0.1%0.3%0.3%0.3%0.7%
Asian1.8%1.9%2.3%1.9%3.0%
Black5.1%4.4%4.9%3.4%6.2%
Hispanic5.0%7.5%11.0%8.4%17.0%
White83.8%80.8%75.2%80.4%67.2%
67.2%
Population1,74328k99k172k1,189k
Income$73k$71k$71k$73k
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NameRelationOwnership
Somerset Power LLC Owner 100%


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