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Coal power plant

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coal Power Plant
Mason County, West Virginia
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
1,300 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
8,255,230 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 750,475 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
8,515,506 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 1,851,197 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
8,447,285.949 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
4,639.627 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
13,777.994 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
290,399.481 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
1,996,110.624 lbs