Water Treatment Plant Generators

🛢 OilElectric Utility1 MW capacity

232nd largest plant in Virginia · 11275th nationally

Water Treatment Plant Generators is a oil power plant in Virginia with a nameplate capacity of 1.8 MW. It generates roughly 3 MWh per year — enough to power about 0 average U.S. homes.

Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 8384 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.

PeakingMid-meritBaseload0%40%80%100%0%
Peaking — intermittent or backup
Capacity2 MWnameplate
Annual Generation3 MWhEPA eGRID
Capacity Factor0%of theoretical max
Annual CO₂13metric tons

Location

Plant NameWater Treatment Plant Generators
OperatorCity Of Manassas - (Va)
CityGainesville
CountyPrince William County
StateVirginia
ZIP20155
Coordinates38.76069, -77.62089

This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.

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Generators (1)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
WP1Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil1.8 MWOperating2007

Emissions (annual)

CO₂13 metric tons
CO₂ Rate8384 lb/MWh
U.S. grid average800 lb/MWhNatural gas combined-cycle average900 lb/MWhCoal plant average2,100 lb/MWhThis plant8,384 lb/MWh

Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.

Grid context

NERC RegionSERC
Balancing AuthorityPjm Interconnection, Llc

About Oil plants

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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