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Petroleum power plants in the United States

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

Development pipeline — planned & under construction

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Planned pipeline — new additions by fuel type
No planned capacity in this horizon

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 next additions — planned & under construction

Public Works Generation
Petroleum · Kansas · Under construction · exp. 2026
3 MW

Largest petroleum plants

Oswego Harbor Power
Petroleum · Oswego, New York · Operating · COD 1975
1,896 MW
Brame Energy Center
Petroleum · Lena, Louisiana · Operating · COD 1975
1,707 MW
Aguirre Plant
Petroleum · Puerto Rico · Operating · COD 1972
1,534 MW
Canal
Petroleum · Sandwich, Massachusetts · Operating · COD 1968
1,495 MW
Intercession City
Petroleum · Intercession City, Florida · Operating · COD 1974
1,197 MW
Herbert A Wagner
Petroleum · Baltimore, Maryland · Operating · COD 1966
1,059 MW
William F Wyman Hybrid
Petroleum · Yarmouth, Maine · Operating · COD 1957
863 MW
Central San Juan Plant
Petroleum · Puerto Rico · Operating · COD 1965
840 MW
DeBary
Petroleum · DeBary, Florida · Operating · COD 1975
815 MW
Middletown
Petroleum · Middletown, Connecticut · Operating · COD 1958
786 MW
Palo Seco Plant
Petroleum · Puerto Rico · Operating · COD 1960
728 MW
New Haven Steam
Petroleum · New Haven, Connecticut · Operating · COD 1975
642 MW
Gowanus Gas Turbines Generating
Petroleum · Brooklyn, New York · Operating · COD 1971
640 MW
Kahe
Petroleum · Kapolei, Hawaii · Operating · COD 1963
610 MW
Holtsville
Petroleum · Holtsville, New York · Operating · COD 1974
567 MW
Croydon CT Generating Station
Petroleum · Bristol Twp., Pennsylvania · Operating · COD 1974
546 MW
Stony Brook
Petroleum · Ludlow, Massachusetts · Operating · COD 1981
542 MW
Northeast (MO)
Petroleum · Kansas City, Missouri · Operating · COD 1972
540 MW
Montville Station
Petroleum · Uncasville, Connecticut · Operating · COD 1954
495 MW
Waiau
Petroleum · Pearl City, Hawaii · Operating · COD 1959
475 MW
Newington
Petroleum · Newington, New Hampshire · Operating · COD 1974
414 MW
Commonwealth Chesapeake
Petroleum · New Church, Virginia · Operating · COD 2000
403 MW
Wilson
Petroleum · Waynesboro, Georgia · Operating · COD 1972
318 MW
Kalaeloa Cogen Plant
Petroleum · Kapolei, Hawaii · Operating · COD 1989
299 MW
Dynegy Oakland Power Plant
Petroleum · Oakland, California · Operating · COD 1978
267 MW

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