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Português Low Moor is a 83 MW oil power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.
Installed
Year online
Operator
Coordinates
Insights
Location
Technical Details
- Fuel Type
- Oil
- Capacity
- 83 MW
- Commissioned
- 1971
- Status
- Operational
- Owner
- Virginia Electric & Power Co
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 37.777, -79.892
Carbon Footprint
tonnes / year
over ~30 yrs
Est. gCO2/kWh
Annual emissions equivalent to
Indicative estimate from standard life-cycle emission and capacity factors — not a measured figure. Open calculator
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About this plant
Low Moor is an 82.8 MW oil-fired power plant in the United States, operated by Virginia Electric & Power Co since 1971.
Ranked #66 of 879 oil plants in the United States. Its 82.8 MW accounts for 0.22% of the United States’ total oil capacity of 38,410 MW. The largest oil plant in the United States is Manatee at 2,951 MW, making Low Moor 35.6 times smaller.
Nearby plants within 50 km include Bath County Pumped Storage Station (2,862 MW, Hydro), Bath County (2,862 MW, Hydro), and Covington Facility (160.9 MW, Waste). The facility is located in Virginia, approximately 60 km west of Roanoke.
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