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Rifle Generating Station

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
84 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
18,553 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 1,687 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
10,140 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 2,204 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
10,130.327 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.277 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
28.738 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
38.213 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
382.132 lbs