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Front Range Power Plant

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
554.3 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
2,653,816 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 241,256 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
1,262,722 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 274,505 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
1,261,535.000 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
6.369 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
361.688 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
4,333.660 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
43,336.598 lbs