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Richmond County Plant

gas Power Plant
Richmond County, North Carolina
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
2,244.8 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
9,392,554 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 853,869 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
4,325,705 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 940,371 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
4,321,288.797 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
21.888 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
505.176 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
16,128.255 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
161,057.766 lbs