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NIH Cogeneration Facility

gas Power Plant
Montgomery County, Maryland
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
50 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
164,457 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 14,951 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
117,978 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 25,647 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
117,857.133 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
3.223 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
313.550 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
444.577 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
4,445.766 lbs