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Gowanus Generating Station

oil Power Plant
Kings County, New York
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
733 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
7,468 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 679 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
12,791 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 2,781 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
12,779.352 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
5.152 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
46.867 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
51.054 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
375.586 lbs