Back to Colorado Power Details
Gas power plant

Cherokee

gas Power Plant
Adams County, Colorado
View on Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
1,426.9 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
3,932,404 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 357,491 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
1,932,670 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 420,146 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
1,930,744.438 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
9.775 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
508.807 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
7,029.973 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
70,299.728 lbs