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Location Plant Name Trenton Diesel Operator Trenton Municipal Utilities - (Mo) City Trenton County Grundy County State Missouri ZIP 64683 Coordinates 40.06610, -93.60420
Generators (6) ID Technology Fuel Capacity Status Online 6 Petroleum Liquids Distillate Oil 1.3 MW Retired 1958 5 Petroleum Liquids Distillate Oil 1.1 MW Retired 1952 4 Petroleum Liquids Distillate Oil 1.0 MW Retired 1948 7 Petroleum Liquids Distillate Oil 1.0 MW Retired 1966 1 Petroleum Liquids Distillate Oil 0.4 MW Retired 1937 2 Petroleum Liquids Distillate Oil 0.4 MW Retired 1937
Grid context NERC Region SERC Balancing Authority Southwest Power Pool
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.