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Pinckneyville Power Plant

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
380 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
77,350 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 7,032 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
45,147 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 9,815 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
45,099.857 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.228 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
35.433 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
173.343 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
1,733.430 lbs