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Baconton Power

gas Power Plant
Mitchell County, Georgia
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
242 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
248,843 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 22,622 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
143,225 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 31,136 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
143,079.887 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.722 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
118.983 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
532.279 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
5,322.792 lbs