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Elgin Energy Center, LLC

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
540 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
255,682 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 23,244 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
173,031 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 37,615 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
172,842.426 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.873 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
83.797 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
688.536 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
6,885.364 lbs