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Coal power plant

Burlington (IA)

coal Power Plant
Des Moines County, Iowa
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
290.8 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
1,145,869 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 104,170 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
1,347,853 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 293,012 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
1,337,683.375 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
3,128.997 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
930.861 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
43,289.367 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
297,637.864 lbs