Mobile Unit

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

Location

Plant NameMobile Unit
OperatorNorthwestern Energy - (Sd)
CityHuron
CountyBeadle County
StateSouth Dakota
ZIP57350
Coordinates44.37840, -98.46290

Generators (3)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
3Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil2.0 MWRetired2008
2Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil1.7 MWRetired1991
1Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil0.5 MWRetired1955

Grid context

NERC RegionMRO
Balancing AuthoritySouthwest Power Pool

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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