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Westside Energy Station

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
46.5 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
43,647 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 3,968 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
21,515 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 4,677 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
21,493.035 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.587 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
468.660 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
81.075 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
810.753 lbs