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Gas power plant

City of Palo Alto

gas Power Plant
Santa Clara County, California
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
4.4 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
8 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 1 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
6 metric tons CO2 equivalent

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

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
6.544 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.000 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
0.156 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
0.025 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
0.247 lbs