125th largest plant in Massachusetts · 6865th nationally
West Tisbury Generating Facility is a oil power plant in Massachusetts with a nameplate capacity of 5.4 MW. It generates roughly 1.8k MWh per year — enough to power about 170 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 4% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1661 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | West Tisbury Generating Facility |
|---|---|
| Operator | Vineyard Reliability Llc |
| City | West Tisbury |
| County | Dukes County |
| State | Massachusetts |
| ZIP | 02575 |
| Coordinates | 41.39249, -70.62009 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UN1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.7 MW | Operating | 1975 |
| UN2 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.7 MW | Operating | 1975 |
| CO₂ | 1.5k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 3 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 29 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1661 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.
| NERC Region | NPCC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Iso New England Inc. |
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.