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MEPI GT Facility

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
301.5 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
7,646 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 695 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
6,720 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 1,461 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
6,714.120 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.033 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
7.215 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
23.036 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
230.359 lbs