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Coal power plant

Chalk Point

coal Power Plant
Prince Georges County, Maryland
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
2,553 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
495,132 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 45,012 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
661,820 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 143,874 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
657,452.860 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
411.681 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
587.902 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
18,563.708 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
128,122.465 lbs