Lexington Hickory Street

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

Location

Plant NameLexington Hickory Street
OperatorNorth Carolina Mun Power Agny #1
CityLexington
CountyDavidson County
StateNorth Carolina
ZIP27292
Coordinates35.80750, -80.26530

Generators (1)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
1Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil1.8 MWRetired2002

Grid context

NERC RegionSERC
Balancing AuthorityDuke Energy Progress East

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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