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Sierra Pacific Sonora

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
15 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
33,670 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 3,061 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
3,032 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 659 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
1.234 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
16.756 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
74.469 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
12,411.735 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
94,565.557 lbs