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Coal power plant

Martin Drake

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
257.3 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
739,964 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 67,269 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
957,322 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 208,113 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
950,229.531 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
201.426 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
1,007.564 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
30,183.961 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
207,617.575 lbs