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Blue Spruce Energy Center

gas Power Plant
Adams County, Colorado
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
397.8 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
427,876 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 38,898 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
340,736 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 74,073 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
340,423.938 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
1.749 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
93.306 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
1,143.410 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
11,407.000 lbs