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Elwood Energy Facility

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
1,728 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
249,066 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 22,642 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
173,043 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 37,618 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
172,858.530 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.872 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
59.929 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
676.450 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
6,764.498 lbs