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Chesterfield Power Station

gas Power Plant
Chesterfield County, Virginia
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
1,799.5 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
3,614,833 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 328,621 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
2,178,587 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 473,606 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
2,169,586.562 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
411.236 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
1,523.311 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
37,621.564 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
271,603.968 lbs