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Mesquite Generating Station

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
1,383.2 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
6,630,659 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 602,787 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
2,763,251 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 600,707 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
2,761,825.938 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
13.943 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
198.193 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
5,204.577 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
52,045.775 lbs