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Oil power plant

Highland

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
17.6 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
203 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 18 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
168 metric tons CO2 equivalent

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

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
168.144 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.298 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
3.309 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
2.724 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
13.618 lbs