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Chicago West Side Energy Center

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
3.5 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
18,121 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 1,647 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
6,199 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 1,348 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
6,192.782 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.169 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
16.954 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
23.360 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
233.602 lbs