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Ponton Diesel Generating Facility

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
4 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
398 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 36 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
312 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 68 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
311.218 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.553 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
6.160 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
5.041 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
25.205 lbs