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Oil power plant

McCook Peaking

oil Power Plant
Red Willow County, Nebraska
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
56.7 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
717 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 65 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
789 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 172 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
787.189 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
2.410 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
5.783 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
12.221 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
61.106 lbs