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Peru (IL)

hydro Power Plant
LaSalle County, Illinois
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
63.5 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
26,632 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 2,421 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
143 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 31 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
143.147 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.164 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
2.109 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
2.340 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
11.700 lbs