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Oil power plant

Altamont

oil Power Plant
Effingham County, Illinois
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
7.2 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
71 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 6 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
61 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 13 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
61.572 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.109 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
1.220 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
0.997 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
4.987 lbs