$21,500 Penalty Against Pittsfield Power Plant for Air Permit Emissions Violations

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Press Release MassDEP Penalizes Power Plant for Air Permit Violations in Pittsfield

For immediate release: 4/17/2026
- Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

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BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has issued a $21,500 penalty to Pittsfield Generating Company, LP, for violating the emission limits of its operating permit for the facility located at 235 Merrill Road in Pittsfield.

Under Massachusetts’ air permit regulations, emission limits are put in place to restrict the number of specified pollutants that industrial facilities release into the atmosphere. The company, as required by its operating permit, reported deviations of its hourly nitrogen oxide emission limit, which occurred twice in July 2025, and a deviation of its hourly ammonia emission limit, which occurred once in December 2025.

“Rigorous compliance with state air regulations requires constant and careful diligence,” said Michael Gorski, director of MassDEP’s Western Regional Office in Springfield. “Significant penalties are imposed to hold parties accountable and deter future noncompliance.”

Under the terms of MassDEP’s consent order, the company has agreed to pay the $21,500 penalty and to conduct operating training to prevent a recurrence of violations. The company has since initiated corrective actions.

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