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Location Plant Name Dean Drive Area Electric Generators Operator City Of Manassas - (Va) City Manassas County Manassas City County State Virginia ZIP 20110 Coordinates 38.74860, -77.49080
Generators (2) ID Technology Fuel Capacity Status Online PG1 Petroleum Liquids Distillate Oil 1.6 MW Retired 2007 PG2 Petroleum Liquids Distillate Oil 1.6 MW Retired 2007
Grid context NERC Region SERC 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.