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Desert Star Energy Center

gas Power Plant
Clark County, Nevada
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
536 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
1,314,502 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 119,500 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
600,580 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 130,561 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
599,971.375 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
3.029 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
73.100 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
2,224.459 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
22,244.594 lbs