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Kern River Cogeneration

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
300 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
631,135 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 57,376 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
214,808 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 46,697 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
214,587.096 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
5.867 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
570.352 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
809.458 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
8,094.581 lbs