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Elk Hills Power

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
623 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
3,845,666 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 349,606 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
1,325,426 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 288,136 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
1,323,934.134 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
6.683 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
58.226 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
5,445.233 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
54,452.335 lbs