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 | 351,850MWh↑ | 202,886,588.1kg↓ | 1 | 576.6kg/MWh | 10 | |
Kapaia Power StationKauai Island Utility Cooperative (100.00%) | Kauai County | HI | Waste/other Oil | 178,768MWh↑ | 127,365,525.5kg↑ | 2 | 712.5kg/MWh | 8 | |
Hamakua Energy PlantHamakua Energy, LLC (100.00%) | Hawaii County | HI | Waste/other Oil | 169,457MWh↓ | 110,613,970.1kg↓ | 3 | 652.8kg/MWh | 9 | |
Tesoro HawaiiPAR Petroleum (100.00%) | Honolulu County | HI | Waste/other Oil | 159,714MWh↑ | 56,511,032.4kg↑ | 4 | 353.8kg/MWh | 15 | |
AES HawaiiAES Corporation (100.00%) | Honolulu County | HI | Coal | 16,660MWh↓ | 14,763,432.9kg↓ | 5 | 886.2kg/MWh | 3 | 9/2022 |
Valdez CogenCopper Valley Electric (100.00%) | Valdez | AK | Waste/other Oil | 18,756MWh↓ | 13,751,612.4kg↓ | 6 | 733.2kg/MWh | 7 | |
| Carson | CA | Natural Gas | 19,868MWh↓ | 8,333,742.4kg↓ | 7 | 419.5kg/MWh | 13 | ||
WinyahSantee Cooper (100.00%) | Georgetown County | SC | Coal | 6,227MWh↑ | 5,355,369.6kg↑ | 8 | 860.0kg/MWh | 5 | 12/2028 |
| Campbell County | WY | Coal | 5,979MWh↑ | 5,113,676kg↓ | 9 | 855.2kg/MWh | 6 | ||
Northampton Generating Company LPAres Management (100.00%) | Northampton | PA | Coal | 1,829MWh↓ | 1,676,916.2kg↓ | 10 | 917.0kg/MWh | 2 | |
WestRock (WA)WestRock (WA) (100.00%) | Tacoma | WA | Black Liquour | 1,579MWh↓ | 1,516,396.9kg↓ | 11 | 960.5kg/MWh | 1 | 10/2023 |
Sylvamo Corporation Eastover FacilityInternational Paper (100.00%) | Richland County | SC | Black Liquour | 1,935MWh↓ | 1,098,558.9kg↓ | 12 | 567.6kg/MWh | 11 | |
Riverwood International Macon MillRiverwood Intl USA Inc (100.00%) | Macon-Bibb County | GA | Black Liquour | 2,792MWh↑ | 1,039,412.1kg↑ | 13 | 372.3kg/MWh | 14 | |
Goodyear Beaumont Chemical PlantGoodyear Tire & Rubber Co (100.00%) | Jefferson County | TX | Natural Gas | 2,651MWh↑ | 919,213.2kg↑ | 14 | 346.7kg/MWh | 16 | |
Linden Cogen PlantAres Management (20.00%) | Linden | NJ | Natural Gas | 416MWh↑ | 192,150.6kg↑ | 15 | 461.6kg/MWh | 12 | |
Mt StormDominion Energy (100.00%) | Grant County | WV | Coal | 54MWh↑ | 46,494.2kg↑ | 16 | 861.4kg/MWh | 4 | |
Pensacola Florida PlantAscend Performance Materials LLC (100.00%) | Escambia County | FL | Natural Gas | 0MWh↓ | 17 | 17 |
All
11572 power plants
Solar
5129 power plants
Natural Gas
2289 power plants
Distillate Fuel Oil
1402 power plants
Conventional Hydroelectric
1381 power plants
Wind
1324 power plants
Batteries or other use of electricity as an energy source
328 power plants
Landfill Gas
305 power plants
Coal
280 power plants
Wood/Wood Waste Solids
172 power plants
Black Liquour
86 power plants
Other Biomass Gas
76 power plants
Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste
63 power plants
Geothermal
63 power plants
Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste
63 power plants
Other Gas
62 power plants
Nuclear
55 power plants
Residual Fuel Oil
55 power plants
Kerosene
37 power plants
Waste Heat
33 power plants
Tire-derived Fuels
24 power plants
Waste/other Oil
17 power plants
Petroleum Coke
14 power plants
Jet Fuel
12 power plants
Other Biomass Solids
12 power plants
Sludge Waste
12 power plants
Agricultural By-products
10 power plants
Blast Furnace Gas
10 power plants
Gaseous Propane
9 power plants
Other Biomass Liquids
9 power plants
Other
7 power plants
Purchased Steam
7 power plants
Wood Waste Liquids
3 power plants