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Coal power plant

Ray D Nixon

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
282.6 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
1,245,369 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 113,215 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
1,236,556 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 268,817 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
1,225,742.102 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
473.311 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
949.949 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
46,033.235 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
316,471.029 lbs