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Capacity 6 MW nameplate
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Location Plant Name Seaside Heights Power Plant Operator Seaside Heights Municipal Utility City Seaside Heights County Ocean County State New Jersey ZIP 08751 Coordinates 39.94333, -74.07861
Generators (3) ID Technology Fuel Capacity Status Online UINT3 Petroleum Liquids Distillate Oil 2.0 MW Out of Service 2012 UNIT1 Petroleum Liquids Distillate Oil 2.0 MW Out of Service 2012 UNIT2 Petroleum Liquids Distillate Oil 2.0 MW Out of Service 2012
Grid context NERC Region RFC Balancing Authority Pjm Interconnection, Llc
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.