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EIA plant 1597

Oak Bluffs · Dukes · MA

Oak Bluffs Diesel Generating Facility

Operated by Vineyard Reliability LLC

Annual generation2,147 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesDFOCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextISO New England Inc.Balancing authority or NERC region

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41.425786, -70.608273

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Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.

Equipment mix

Operating capacity by technology

TechnologyPetroleum Liquids8.1 MW represented

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Electricity output across the year

Monthly net generation shows the seasonal shape of this plant's represented output. A negative value is retained when the source reports net consumption.

1197.63
2101.14
364.02
468.4
576.91
6196.69
7232.47
8154.4
953.32
1063.39
11112.06
12826.6

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 12 of 12 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.

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Electricity output across the year — MWh net generation
RecordMWh net generation
1197.63
2101.14
364.02
468.4
576.91
6196.69
7232.47
8154.4
953.32
1063.39
11112.06
12826.6

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1198 MWh
2101 MWh
364 MWh
468 MWh
577 MWh
6197 MWh
7232 MWh
8154 MWh
953 MWh
1063 MWh
11112 MWh
12827 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
UN1Petroleum LiquidsDFO2.7OP
UN2Petroleum LiquidsDFO2.7OP
UN3Petroleum LiquidsDFO2.7OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
1597
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Town
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 12 has the highest recorded value (827 MWh) and 9 the lowest (53 MWh). Their difference is 774 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
UN1Petroleum Liquids2.72.82.82.0
UN2Petroleum Liquids2.72.82.82.0
UN3Petroleum Liquids2.72.82.82.0

EIA-860 2024 final source. Ratings describe capacity, not actual generation or availability. Missing ratings are not zero.

Source: US Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860 2024 plant and operable-generator workbooks; archive 2024. US EIA-authored information is generally public domain; cite EIA, preserve third-party exceptions, changes and no-endorsement context. Source-specific derived data.

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