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Capacity 7 MW nameplate
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Location Plant Name Sub 3 Generating Station Operator City Of Macon - (Mo) City Macon County Macon County State Missouri ZIP 63552 Coordinates 39.76139, -92.45333
Generators (4) ID Technology Fuel Capacity Status Online 1 Petroleum Liquids Distillate Oil 1.8 MW Retired 2003 2 Petroleum Liquids Distillate Oil 1.8 MW Retired 2003 3 Petroleum Liquids Distillate Oil 1.8 MW Retired 2003 4 Petroleum Liquids Distillate Oil 1.8 MW Retired 2003
Grid context NERC Region SERC Balancing Authority Associated Electric Cooperative, 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.