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Oil power plant

Forest City Light Plant

oil Power Plant
Winnebago County, Iowa
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
22 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
439 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 40 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
363 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 79 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
362.665 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.644 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
6.785 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
5.874 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
29.372 lbs