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Fort Lupton

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
100.8 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
8,047 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 732 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
7,846 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 1,706 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
7,837.470 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.211 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
18.936 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
31.919 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
305.060 lbs