Palo Seco Plant
A 728 MW oil power plant in Puerto Rico, owned by Puerto Rico Electric Pwr Authority, commissioned in 1960.
Facility nameplate · EIA Plant ID 61149Oil
Nameplate capacity
728 MW
Primary fuel
Oil
Commissioned
1960
Location
Coordinates
Generation (2024)
655.9 GWh
Status
Operating
Technology
Petroleum Liquids
Units
10
Location
Puerto Rico — not shown on the national map.
Puerto Rico · 18.4553, -66.1486
Reported annual generation
| Year | GWh | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 592.4 | |
| 2018 | 1,057.4 | |
| 2019 | 1,314.3 | |
| 2020 | 2,327.6 | |
| 2021 | 1,394.7 | |
| 2022 | 1,853.4 | |
| 2023 | 1,790.7 | |
| 2024 | 655.9 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Central San Juan Plant | Oil | 840 MW | ~6 km |
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| San Fermin Solar Farm Hybrid | Solar | 27.6 MW | ~26 km |
| Rio Blanco | Hydroelectric | 5 MW | ~45 km |
| Humacao Solar Project, LLC | Solar | 20 MW | ~50 km |
| Toro Negro | Hydroelectric | 8.5 MW | ~51 km |
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