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Desert Basin Generating Station

gas Power Plant
Pinal County, Arizona
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
646.1 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
2,220,079 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 201,825 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
1,031,439 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 224,226 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
1,030,445.406 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
5.202 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
93.416 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
3,629.166 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
36,291.663 lbs