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Wheelabrator Bridgeport

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
67 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
468,885 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 42,626 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
435,276 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 94,625 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
418,082.080 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
55.987 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
945.324 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
70,399.751 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
536,379.054 lbs