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Oil power plant

Commonwealth Chesapeake

oil Power Plant
Accomack County, Virginia
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
402.5 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
13,750 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 1,250 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
15,304 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 3,327 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
15,260.575 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.322 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
10.603 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
205.781 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
1,028.907 lbs