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Oil power plant

Backus Microgrid Project

oil Power Plant
New London County, Connecticut
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
10.4 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
991 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 90 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
824 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 179 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
821.200 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
1.458 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
16.104 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
13.302 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
66.509 lbs