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Gas power plant

Western Power & Steam Inc

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
36 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
162,032 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 14,730 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
68,972 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 14,994 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
68,901.403 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
1.884 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
180.969 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
259.908 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
2,599.075 lbs