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Coal power plant

Elmer Smith

coal Power Plant
Daviess County, Kentucky
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
445.3 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
1,604,913 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 145,901 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
1,833,400 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 398,565 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
1,818,172.719 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
1,977.343 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
2,425.000 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
64,817.836 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
445,571.366 lbs