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El Nido Facility

biomass Power Plant
Merced County, California
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
12.5 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
46,593 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 4,236 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
2,699 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 587 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
448.212 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.137 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
18.027 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
9,220.656 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
70,229.693 lbs