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Aurora

gas Power Plant
DuPage County, Illinois
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
1,086.2 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
650,745 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 59,159 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
393,946 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 85,640 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
393,549.152 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
1.988 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
197.251 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
1,448.606 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
14,486.056 lbs