Tunnel
A 20.5 MW oil power plant in New London, Connecticut, owned by FirstLight Power Resources Services LLC, commissioned in 1919.
Facility nameplate · EIA Plant ID 557Oil
Nameplate capacity
20.5 MW
Primary fuel
Oil
Commissioned
1919
Location
New London, Connecticut
Coordinates
Generation (2024)
7.7 GWh
Other fuels
Hydro
Status
Operating
Technology
Petroleum Liquids
Units
3
Location
New London, Connecticut · 41.5554, -72.0418
Reported annual generation
| Year | GWh | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5.6 | |
| 2016 | 6.1 | |
| 2017 | 10.6 | |
| 2018 | 11 | |
| 2019 | 9.4 | |
| 2020 | 8.5 | |
| 2021 | 11.2 | |
| 2022 | 7.3 | |
| 2023 | 11.9 | |
| 2024 | 7.7 |
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|---|---|---|---|
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