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George Birdsall

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
61.1 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
10,372 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 943 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
9,731 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 2,115 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
9,721.530 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.265 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
13.330 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
37.019 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
367.923 lbs