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Coal power plant

Belews Creek

coal Power Plant
Stokes County, North Carolina
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
2,491.2 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
7,123,642 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 647,604 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
6,929,200 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 1,506,348 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
6,874,176.000 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
3,370.464 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
5,668.362 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
234,275.618 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
1,609,422.192 lbs