Kitty Hawk

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

Location

Plant NameKitty Hawk
OperatorVirginia Electric & Power Co
CityKitty Hawk
CountyDare County
StateNorth Carolina
ZIP27948
Coordinates36.06670, -75.69970

Generators (2)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
GT1Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil23.8 MWRetired1971
GT2Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil23.8 MWRetired1971

Grid context

NERC RegionSERC
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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