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Oil power plant

Northern Neck

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
82.8 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
535 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 49 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
790 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 172 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
787.556 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
2.435 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
4.300 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
12.757 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
63.784 lbs