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Owatonna Energy Station

gas Power Plant
Steele County, Minnesota
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
38.8 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
28,370 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 2,579 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
14,788 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 3,215 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
14,773.608 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.404 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
349.848 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
55.728 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
557.285 lbs