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La Paloma Generating Plant

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
1,200 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
1,036,441 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 94,222 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
456,819 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 99,308 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
456,353.160 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
2.304 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
33.246 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
1,702.707 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
17,027.066 lbs