Portsmouth City, Virginia · Plant code 54998

Wheelabrator Portsmouth

Wheelabrator Portsmouth is a oil plant in Portsmouth City, Virginia. This page is assembled from imported EIA-860, EIA-923, and EPA eGRID records.

Primary fuel Oil

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Total capacity 60 MW

Plant nameplate capacity.

Annual generation 16,358 MWh

Annual output from imported EIA and EPA records.

Capacity factor 9%

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Operations

Operations details

Sector Commercial CHP

Utility, IPP, industrial, or commercial style ownership.

Status Retired or canceled

Current operating status in the imported records.

Online year 1,987

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Location Portsmouth, Virginia

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Emissions

Emissions details

CO2 23,468 tons

Annual plant-level total.

SO2 31 tons

Annual sulfur dioxide.

NOx 66 tons

Annual nitrogen oxides.

CO2 rate 942 lbs/MWh

Emission intensity, when available.

Fuel mix

Generation by fuel at the site.

Oil 9,305 MWh · 57% of generation

Other 3,879 MWh · 24% of generation

Mlg 3,174 MWh · 19% of generation

Ownership

Who owns the plant.

Owner Wheelabrator Environmental Systems

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Generators

Generator-level detail

Generator	Technology	Fuel	Capacity	Status	Online
1410	Municipal Solid Waste	Biomass	20 MW	Retired or canceled	1,987
1420	Municipal Solid Waste	Biomass	20 MW	Retired or canceled	1,987
1430	Municipal Solid Waste	Biomass	20 MW	Retired or canceled	1,987

Generation trend

Monthly output pattern

1,916 MWh

Jan

1,522 MWh

Feb

1,957 MWh

Mar

3,186 MWh

Apr

2,761 MWh

May

4,480 MWh

Jun

535 MWh

Jul

0 MWh

Aug

0 MWh

Sep

0 MWh

Oct

0 MWh

Nov

0 MWh

Dec

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