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Coal power plant

Joppa Steam

coal Power Plant
Massac County, Illinois
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
1,099.8 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
4,412,691 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 401,154 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
5,036,419 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 1,094,874 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
4,996,012.562 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
10,436.191 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
2,697.892 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
171,961.613 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
1,182,751.480 lbs