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Walnut Creek Energy Park

gas Power Plant
Los Angeles County, California
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
500 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
456,237 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 41,476 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
256,449 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 55,750 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
256,179.562 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
1.294 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
23.398 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
985.777 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
9,857.769 lbs