United States of America

Yorktown— 882 MW Oil

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The Yorktown is a key infrastructure asset in United States of America's power generation grid, located on the continent of North America. Designated as a fossil fuel electricity generation station, the facility features an installed capacity of 882 MW. Its primary operation relies on harnessing oil energy resources to generate bulk electricity. Operational management and ownership of the facility are handled by the Virginia Electric & Power Co, which oversees daily maintenance and grid dispatch integration. The facility was officially connected to the commercial grid in 1975, since which it has maintained regular output, playing a structured role in domestic power supply security. In terms of domestic production capacity within United States of America, Yorktown occupies the #7 position among all operational oil power plants. Its 882 MW capacity represents a 2.28% share of United States of America's total installed oil generating capacity, which currently stands at 38,602 MW. The largest operational oil installation in United States of America is the Manatee with an output of 2,951 MW, making the Yorktown approximately 3.3 times smaller by comparison. Across all fuel types and electricity generation technologies country-wide, this facility accounts for 0.0636% of United States of America's aggregate generation capacity of 1,386,385 MW. Based on historical capacity factors characteristic of oil power plants (modeled at 15% for analysis), the facility's expected annual electricity generation is calculated at approximately 1,158,948 MWh. Applying domestic consumption statistics where an average household in United States of America consumes 11 MWh of electricity annually, this level of production is sufficient to meet the energy demands of roughly 105,359 homes. By utilizing traditional thermal power processes, the station delivers reliable dispatchable energy to the grid, supporting grid resilience during periods of low renewable resource availability and satisfying industrial base-load demands. The physical site of the station is located at geographic coordinates 37.2144° latitude and -76.4611° longitude. Analysis of local grid infrastructure shows a density of other assets within a 50-kilometer radius. These nearby facilities include Surry (nuclear, 1,695 MW), Surry Nuclear Power Plant (nuclear, 1,695 MW), Gravel Neck (gas, 407.7 MW), representing a cluster of localized power assets. This geographic placement is vital for reinforcing regional distribution infrastructure and minimizing transmission line losses across this sector of United States of America.