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Location Plant Name Newport Diesels Operator Great Bay Hydro Corp City Newport County Orleans County State Vermont ZIP 05855 Coordinates 44.93806, -72.18000
Generators (7) ID Technology Fuel Capacity Status Online 10 Petroleum Liquids Distillate Oil 1.1 MW Retired 1954 8 Petroleum Liquids Distillate Oil 1.1 MW Retired 1954 9 Petroleum Liquids Distillate Oil 1.1 MW Retired 1954 4 Petroleum Liquids Distillate Oil 0.9 MW Retired 1948 5 Petroleum Liquids Distillate Oil 0.9 MW Retired 1948 6 Petroleum Liquids Distillate Oil 0.9 MW Retired 1948 7 Petroleum Liquids Distillate Oil 0.9 MW Retired 1948
Grid context NERC Region NPCC Balancing Authority Iso New England Inc.
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.