Nantucket Hybrid

🛢 OilElectric Utility22 MW capacity

42nd largest plant in Massachusetts · 4500th nationally

Nantucket Hybrid is a oil power plant in Massachusetts with a nameplate capacity of 22.4 MW.

Capacity22 MWnameplate
Annual GenerationEPA eGRID
Capacity Factor
Annual CO₂84metric tons

Location

Plant NameNantucket Hybrid
OperatorNantucket Electric Co
CityNantucket
CountyNantucket County
StateMassachusetts
ZIP02554
Coordinates41.25830, -70.05170

This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.

OilSolar

Generators (11)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
18Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil15.4 MWOperating2019
20BatteriesBattery6.0 MWOperating2019
12Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil3.7 MWRetired1988
13Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil3.7 MWRetired1988
14Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil2.5 MWRetired1995
15Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil2.5 MWRetired1995
16Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil2.5 MWRetired1998
17Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil2.5 MWRetired1998
10Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil1.2 MWRetired1987
11Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil1.2 MWRetired1987
19Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil1.0 MWOperating2019

Ownership

OwnerLocationShare
New England Power CompanyBrooklyn, NY10000.0%
Other10000.0%

Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.

Emissions (annual)

CO₂84 metric tons

Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.

Grid context

NERC RegionNPCC
Balancing AuthorityIso New England Inc.

About Oil plants

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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