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Fort St. Vrain

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
1,148.5 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
4,004,703 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 364,064 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
1,883,287 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 409,410 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
1,881,394.484 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
9.497 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
458.868 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
6,910.235 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
69,102.354 lbs