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Pleasant Hill Energy Center

gas Power Plant
Polk County, Iowa
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
179.8 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
2,010 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 183 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
3,698 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 804 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
3,694.041 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.019 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
6.395 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
14.595 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
145.955 lbs