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Newark Energy Center

gas Power Plant
Essex County, New Jersey
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
735 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
5,007,215 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 455,201 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
1,981,207 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 430,697 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
1,979,165.000 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
9.992 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
100.430 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
7,456.081 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
74,560.806 lbs