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3.2 MW Distillate Oil operating in Southampton, VA — PJM Interconnection, LLC
3.2 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Petroleum Liquids
Technology
2001
Operating Since
Coordinates
36.6593, -76.9272
County
Southampton, VA
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | City of Franklin - (VA) | — | — |
| Owner(s) | City of Franklin - (VA) | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
The Pretlow plant is a 3.2 MW petroleum liquids-fueled power plant located in Southampton County, Virginia. It began operating in 2001 and is owned and operated by the City of Franklin, Virginia. The plant consists of two generators utilizing petroleum liquids technology.
Pretlow operates within the PJM Interconnection balancing authority, which is part of the SERC NERC region. In terms of size, Pretlow ranks as the 26th largest out of 32 power plants in Virginia, and 651st nationally out of 886 plants. The plant's latest annual generation was 448 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 1.6%.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
PJM
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
SERC — SERC Reliability Corporation
Balancing Authority
16 MWh
Latest Month
448 MWh
Annual Generation
1.6%
Capacity Factor
CO₂ Intensity
1154 lb/MWh
Low-utilization plant — per-MWh rate is dominated by startup/standby emissions; not directly comparable to baseload averages.
NOx
22 lb/MWh
SO₂
2013
$765/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $2.4M
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Franklin Substation · 115 kV
Substation Distance
2.138 km
Operator
Virginia Electric and Power Company
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
PJM
LMP Node
UNIONCMP13 KV UNIONC10
Pricing Hub
DOMINION HUB
Location Type
Generation Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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Grid Voltage
13.2 kV
Regulatory Status
RE — Regulated
Entity Type
Municipal
Sector
Electric Utility
2 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.047 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.009 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
0.8%
Annual Net Gen
0 GWh
CO₂eq
1158 lb/MWh
Subregion
SERC Virginia/Carolina