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Los Medanos Energy Center, LLC

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
678.3 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
2,707,149 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 246,104 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
1,069,679 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 232,539 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
1,068,609.442 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
5.395 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
66.509 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
3,904.106 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
39,041.057 lbs