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Coal power plant

Gorgas

coal Power Plant
Walker County, Alabama
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
1,416.7 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
490,760 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 44,615 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
602,494 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 130,977 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
598,479.725 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
142.687 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
490.525 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
17,090.854 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
117,468.333 lbs