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Oil power plant

Orca

oil Power Plant
Valdez Cordova County, Alaska
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
13.7 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
6,137 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 558 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
5,457 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 1,186 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
5,439.318 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
9.658 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
107.029 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
88.106 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
440.530 lbs