Portola

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

Location

Plant NamePortola
OperatorSierra Pacific Power Co
CityPortola
CountyPlumas County
StateCalifornia
ZIP96122
Coordinates39.81694, -120.46333

Generators (3)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
1Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil2.0 MWRetired1965
2Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil2.0 MWRetired1965
3Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil2.0 MWRetired1965

Grid context

NERC RegionWECC
Balancing AuthorityNevada Power Company

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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