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Aera San Ardo Cogen Facility

gas Power Plant
Monterey County, California
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
6.2 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
47,904 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 4,355 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
15,332 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 3,333 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
15,317.146 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.419 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
40.515 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
57.779 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
577.788 lbs