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Oil power plant

Water Filter Plant #2

oil Power Plant
Burke County, North Carolina
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
3.4 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
38 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 3 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
76 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 17 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
75.865 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.135 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
1.463 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
1.229 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
6.144 lbs