United States

Puna — 39 MW Oil

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Puna is a 39 MW oil power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
39 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1990

Year online

Owner
Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc

Operator

Location
19.63, -155.03

Coordinates

Insights

#3,249
largest in %s
#727
largest %s worldwide
#15,410
largest worldwide
1990
%d yrs older than avg
7
operated by %s
10
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Oil
Capacity
39 MW
Commissioned
1990
Status
Operational
Owner
Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc
Country
United States
Coordinates
19.632, -155.031

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
89,054 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
2.7M t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
650 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

19,360
cars / year
11,874
homes / year
4M
trees to offset

Indicative estimate from standard life-cycle emission and capacity factors — not a measured figure. Open calculator

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About this plant

Puna is a 39.1 MW oil-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc and commissioned in 1990.

Ranked #122 of 879 oil plants in the United States, Puna accounts for 0.1% of the country’s total oil capacity of 38,410 MW. The largest oil plant in the United States is Manatee at 2,951 MW, making Puna 75.4 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Puna Geothermal Venture I (51 MW, Geothermal), W H Hill (37.1 MW, Oil), and Kanoelehua (21 MW, Oil). The facility is located in Hawaii County, approximately 30 km from Hilo.

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