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Mt Poso Cogeneration

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
62 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
291,756 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 26,523 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
11,729 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 2,550 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
2,048.164 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
53.557 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
183.393 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
39,638.886 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
302,028.957 lbs