The Largest Waste/other Oil Power Plants in the US
| Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | MWh Generated | CO2 Emissions | Rank Emissions | CO2 Emissions/MWh | Rant Emissions/MWh | Closing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
North PoleGolden Valley Electric (100.00%) | North Pole | AK | Waste/other Oil | 373,857MWh↑ | 223,848,841.2kg↑ | 1 | 598.8kg/MWh | 7 | |
Tesoro HawaiiPAR Petroleum (100.00%) | Honolulu County | HI | Waste/other Oil | 149,661MWh↓ | 52,954,226.1kg↓ | 2 | 353.8kg/MWh | 10 | |
Kapaia Power StationKauai Island Utility Cooperative (100.00%) | Kauai County | HI | Distillate Fuel Oil | 34,253MWh↓ | 21,488,933.3kg↓ | 3 | 627.4kg/MWh | 6 | |
Northampton Generating Company LPAres Management (100.00%) | Northampton | PA | Coal | 6,994MWh↑ | 7,408,584kg↑ | 4 | 1059.3kg/MWh | 1 | |
Hamakua Energy PlantHamakua Energy, LLC (100.00%) | Hawaii County | HI | Other Biomass Liquids | 8,743MWh↓ | 6,766,735.4kg↓ | 5 | 773.9kg/MWh | 5 | |
WinyahSantee Cooper (100.00%) | Georgetown County | SC | Coal | 7,077MWh↑ | 5,931,059.3kg↑ | 6 | 838.0kg/MWh | 3 | 12/2030 |
Dry Fork StationBasin Electric Power Cooperative (100.00%) | Campbell County | WY | Coal | 6,365MWh↓ | 5,582,200.4kg↑ | 7 | 877.0kg/MWh | 2 | |
Watson CogenerationTesoro SoCal Cogen LLC (100.00%) | Carson | CA | Natural Gas | 5,043MWh↓ | 2,115,486.1kg↓ | 8 | 419.5kg/MWh | 9 | |
Sylvamo Corporation Eastover FacilityInternational Paper (100.00%) | Richland County | SC | Black Liquour | 3,149MWh↓ | 1,804,051.2kg↓ | 9 | 573.0kg/MWh | 8 | |
Goodyear Beaumont Chemical PlantGoodyear Tire & Rubber Co (100.00%) | Jefferson County | TX | Natural Gas | 3,467MWh↑ | 1,202,141.8kg↑ | 10 | 346.8kg/MWh | 11 | |
Mt StormDominion Energy (100.00%) | Grant County | WV | Coal | 58MWh↑ | 47,104kg↑ | 11 | 817.4kg/MWh | 4 | |
Pensacola Florida PlantAscend Performance Materials LLC (100.00%) | Escambia County | FL | Natural Gas | 0MWh↓ | 12 | 12 |
All
3136 power plants
Solar
1030 power plants
Natural Gas
921 power plants
Wind
597 power plants
Distillate Fuel Oil
402 power plants
Batteries or other use of electricity as an energy source
268 power plants
Coal
214 power plants
Conventional Hydroelectric
157 power plants
Wood/Wood Waste Solids
62 power plants
Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste
56 power plants
Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste
56 power plants
Nuclear
54 power plants
Other Gas
45 power plants
Black Liquour
41 power plants
Residual Fuel Oil
38 power plants
Landfill Gas
30 power plants
Waste Heat
24 power plants
Other Biomass Gas
23 power plants
Geothermal
13 power plants
Tire-derived Fuels
12 power plants
Waste/other Oil
12 power plants
Sludge Waste
11 power plants
Petroleum Coke
10 power plants
Other Biomass Solids
8 power plants
Purchased Steam
7 power plants
Gaseous Propane
6 power plants
Jet Fuel
6 power plants
Kerosene
5 power plants
Other
5 power plants
Blast Furnace Gas
4 power plants
Other Biomass Liquids
4 power plants
Agricultural By-products
3 power plants