Danville Westover Plant

🛢 OilElectric Utility
Capacitynameplate
Annual GenerationEPA eGRID
Capacity Factor
Annual CO₂metric tons

Location

Plant NameDanville Westover Plant
OperatorCity Of Danville - (Va)
CityDanville
CountyDanville City County
StateVirginia
ZIP24541
Coordinates36.61140, -79.46310

Generators (1)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
GEN1Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil1.8 MWRetired2005

Grid context

NERC RegionRFC
Balancing AuthorityPjm 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.

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