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Valmont

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
251 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
2,466 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 224 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
3,104 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 675 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
3,101.476 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.085 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
7.951 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
11.699 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
116.993 lbs