MIT was consuming 27 megawatts at the time of the power failure on Thursday. MIT’s power plant provided 22 megawatts, and 5 megawatts was being supplied by NSTAR. Chart based on hourly samples. Source: http://cogen.mit.edu Dec. 4, 2012 Facebook Twitter Reddit Print MIT was consuming 27 megawatts at the time of the power failure on Thursday. MIT’s power plant provided 22 megawatts, and 5 megawatts was being supplied by NSTAR. Chart based on hourly samples. Source: http://cogen.mit.edu