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Richmond Cogen

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
198.6 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
936,501 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 85,136 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
281,628 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 61,223 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
281,337.870 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
6.414 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
594.495 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
1,060.798 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
10,612.880 lbs