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Coal power plant

Prairie Creek

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
236.4 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
43,205 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 3,928 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
93,751 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 20,381 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
93,509.561 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
188.223 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
141.440 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
1,026.775 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
7,097.863 lbs