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Oil power plant

NSB Nuiqsut Utility

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
4.8 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
6,902 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 627 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
6,000 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 1,304 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
5,990.923 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
3.113 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
122.753 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
41.733 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
280.056 lbs