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Monterey Diesel Generation Facility

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
6 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
286 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 26 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
220 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 48 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
220.000 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.391 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
4.350 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
3.564 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
17.818 lbs