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Oil power plant

Delaware City

oil Power Plant
New Castle County, Delaware
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
18.5 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
158 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 14 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
272 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 59 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
271.692 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.835 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
1.238 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
4.373 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
21.865 lbs