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Petroleum power plants in the United States

1,138 petroleum power plants across 50 states — capacity, location, and planned additions, from EIA data.

Development pipeline — planned & under construction

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Planned + under construction

Top states by capacity — capacity · plants

Florida7.4 GW · 18
Massachusetts6.2 GW · 25
New York5.3 GW · 78
Connecticut3.8 GW · 30
Puerto Rico3.8 GW · 25
Pennsylvania3 GW · 41
Virginia2.9 GW · 38
New Jersey2.7 GW · 16
Hawaii2.3 GW · 26
Louisiana1.7 GW · 3

All states

Iowa1011 GWAlaska94970 MWNew York785.3 GWMinnesota71784 MWNorth Carolina54516 MWMissouri511.3 GWOhio49501 MWIllinois41927 MWPennsylvania413 GWMichigan40594 MWKansas39367 MWVirginia382.9 GWTexas34571 MWNebraska31429 MWWisconsin30572 MWConnecticut303.8 GWCalifornia291.1 GWGeorgia281.6 GWHawaii262.3 GWMassachusetts256.2 GWPuerto Rico253.8 GWFlorida187.4 GWNew Jersey162.7 GWSouth Carolina16357 MWVermont12208 MWColorado12199 MWSouth Dakota11256 MWMaryland101.5 GWMaine101.1 GWNorth Dakota878 MWNew Hampshire8508 MWIndiana7205 MWDelaware6111 MWOklahoma633 MWWashington541 MWNew Mexico5111 MWNevada425 MWArkansas424 MWArizona331 MWLouisiana31.7 GWTennessee366 MWRhode Island216 MWDistrict of Columbia2868 MWWyoming25 MWMontana274 MWMississippi229 MWAlabama218 MWUtah226 MWKentucky112 MWIdaho15 MW

Largest petroleum plants

Martin
Petroleum · Indiantown, Florida · Retired
4,318 MW
Mystic Generating Station
Petroleum · Charlestown, Massachusetts · Retired
2,844 MW
Possum Point
Petroleum · Dumfries, Virginia · Retired
2,082 MW
Oswego Harbor Power
Petroleum · Oswego, New York · Operating
1,896 MW
Brame Energy Center
Petroleum · Lena, Louisiana · Operating
1,707 MW
Aguirre Plant
Petroleum · Puerto Rico · Operating
1,534 MW
Canal
Petroleum · Sandwich, Massachusetts · Operating
1,495 MW
Kearny Generating Station
Petroleum · Kearny, New Jersey · Retired
1,210 MW
Intercession City
Petroleum · Intercession City, Florida · Operating
1,197 MW
Herbert A Wagner
Petroleum · Baltimore, Maryland · Operating
1,059 MW
Charles Poletti
Petroleum · Astoria, New York · Retired
883 MW
William F Wyman Hybrid
Petroleum · Yarmouth, Maine · Operating
863 MW
Central San Juan Plant
Petroleum · Puerto Rico · Operating
840 MW
DeBary
Petroleum · DeBary, Florida · Operating
815 MW
Salem Harbor
Petroleum · Salem, Massachusetts · Retired
805 MW
Middletown
Petroleum · Middletown, Connecticut · Operating
786 MW
Palo Seco Plant
Petroleum · Puerto Rico · Operating
728 MW
McManus
Petroleum · Brunswick, Georgia · Retired
704 MW
New Haven Steam
Petroleum · New Haven, Connecticut · Operating
642 MW
Gowanus Gas Turbines Generating
Petroleum · Brooklyn, New York · Operating
640 MW
Kahe
Petroleum · Kapolei, Hawaii · Operating
610 MW
Benning
Petroleum · District of Columbia · Retired
580 MW
Holtsville
Petroleum · Holtsville, New York · Operating
567 MW
Croydon CT Generating Station
Petroleum · Bristol Twp., Pennsylvania · Operating
546 MW
Stony Brook
Petroleum · Ludlow, Massachusetts · Operating
542 MW

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA-860M)