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Oil power plant

Fairfield

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
7.5 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
18 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 2 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
16 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 3 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
16.332 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.029 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
0.325 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
0.265 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
1.323 lbs