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Santa Clara Cogen

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
7.8 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
46,364 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 4,215 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
24,382 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 5,300 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
24,356.854 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.666 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
64.177 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
91.878 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
918.781 lbs