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Fairfield University CHP Plant

gas Power Plant
Fairfield County, Connecticut
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
4.5 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
23,435 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 2,130 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
8,785 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 1,910 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
8,776.211 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.240 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
23.349 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
33.105 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
331.053 lbs