205th largest plant in New York · 5480th nationally
South Hampton is a oil power plant in New York with a nameplate capacity of 11.5 MW.
| Plant Name | South Hampton |
|---|---|
| Operator | National Grid Generation Llc |
| City | Southampton |
| County | Suffolk County |
| State | New York |
| ZIP | 11968 |
| Coordinates | 40.90000, -72.38198 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 11.5 MW | Operating | 1963 |
| CO₂ | 272 metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 1 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.
| NERC Region | NPCC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | New York Independent System Operator |
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.