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Oil power plant

Burlington (CO)

oil Power Plant
Kit Carson County, Colorado
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
129.4 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
2,962 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 269 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
3,164 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 688 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
3,153.656 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
9.751 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
17.988 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
51.083 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
255.415 lbs