31st largest plant in New Hampshire · 6462nd nationally
Dartmouth College Heating Plant is a oil power plant in New Hampshire with a nameplate capacity of 7.0 MW. It generates roughly 11.2k MWh per year — enough to power about 1,065 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 18% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 938 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (7.0 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | Dartmouth College Heating Plant |
|---|---|
| Operator | Dartmouth College |
| City | Hanover |
| County | Grafton County |
| State | New Hampshire |
| ZIP | 03755 |
| Coordinates | 43.70192, -72.28673 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN3 | Petroleum Liquids | Residual Oil | 3.0 MW | Operating | 1992 |
| GEN1 | Petroleum Liquids | Residual Oil | 2.0 MW | Operating | 1970 |
| GEN2 | Petroleum Liquids | Residual Oil | 2.0 MW | Operating | 1970 |
| CO₂ | 5.2k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 22 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 10 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 938 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | NPCC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Iso New England Inc. |
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.