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Location Plant Name Cromby Generating Station Operator Constellation Power, Inc City Pheonixville County Chester County State Pennsylvania ZIP 19460 Coordinates 40.15310, -75.52940
Generators (3) ID Technology Fuel Capacity Status Online 2 Petroleum Liquids Residual Oil 230 MW Retired 1955 1 Conventional Steam Coal Bituminous Coal 188 MW Retired 1954 ICI Petroleum Liquids Distillate Oil 2.7 MW Retired 1967
Grid context NERC Region RFC Balancing Authority Pjm Interconnection, Llc
What this means Oil-fired plants typically run only during peak demand or grid emergencies because oil is expensive compared to gas and coal. They have the highest CO₂ emissions per MWh of any common generation technology.