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Oil power plant

North Pole

oil Power Plant
Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
181 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
431,296 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 39,209 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
351,689 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 76,454 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
344,835.148 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
583.846 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
1,699.482 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
28,441.122 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
209,302.425 lbs