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Oil power plant

Jamaica Bay Peaking

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
60.5 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
8,289 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 754 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
7,417 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 1,612 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
7,392.468 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
22.518 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
37.020 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
117.965 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
589.825 lbs