Home › Arkansas › Clay County › Municipal Light Municipal Light 🛢 Oil Electric Utility 7 MW capacity
Capacity 7 MW nameplate
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Annual CO₂ — metric tons
Location Plant Name Municipal Light Operator City Of Piggott - (Ar) City Piggott County Clay County State Arkansas ZIP 72454 Coordinates 36.38580, -90.18670
Generators (5) ID Technology Fuel Capacity Status Online 4 Petroleum Liquids Distillate Oil 2.2 MW Out of Service 1976 1 Petroleum Liquids Distillate Oil 2.0 MW Out of Service 1963 6 Petroleum Liquids Distillate Oil 1.3 MW Out of Service 1959 7 Petroleum Liquids Distillate Oil 1.1 MW Out of Service 1955 2 Petroleum Liquids Distillate Oil 0.6 MW Out of Service 1952
Grid context NERC Region SERC Balancing Authority Southwestern Power Administration
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.