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Seaside Heights Power Plant is a 6 MW oil power plant in the United States of America, operated by Seaside Heights Municipal Utility. It was commissioned in 2012 and is one of 879 oil plants in the country. Ranked #471 of 879 oil plants in the United States of America. Its 6 MW represents 0.02% 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 this facility 491.83 times smaller. Nearby plants include Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station (550 MW, Nuclear), NAEA Ocean Peaking Power LLC (383 MW, Gas), and NAEA Lakewood LLC (236.8 MW, Gas). The facility is located in New Jersey, approximately 80 km from Philadelphia based on coordinates.

Capacity
6 MW
Commissioning Year
2012

14 years old

Owner
Seaside Heights Municipal Utility
Location
39.9433°, -74.0786°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 5,547. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #27,330 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #1,419 of 2,478 Oil plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

14 years in operation

Oil fleet average: 28.7 years

Operator portfolio

Seaside Heights Municipal Utility operates 1 plants totalling 6 MW

Regional density

349 plants within 100 km, 29,097 MW combined

Nearest plant: Bayville Central Facility (9.3 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 39.943300, -74.078600
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Carbon Footprint650 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
12.0 Kt
18 GWh/year × 650 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
167.4 Kt
Over 14 years of operation
Est. Retirement
2042
16 years remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
2.6K
cars per year
1.6K
homes per year
543.5K
trees to offset

Estimates based on Oil emission factor (650 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (35%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Oil
Energy Source
Non-Renewable
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

United States of AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
GasCoalNuclearWind
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