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Spindle Hill Energy Center

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
420 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
270,184 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 24,562 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
178,722 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 38,853 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
178,537.922 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
1.021 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
78.079 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
672.836 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
6,728.359 lbs