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Fountain Valley Power Plant

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
228 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
46,774 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 4,252 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
32,506 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 7,067 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
32,471.389 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.164 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
34.183 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
128.088 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
1,280.876 lbs