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Coal power plant

Powerton

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
1,785.6 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
2,334,751 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 212,250 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
3,177,165 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 690,688 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
3,153,748.688 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
1,550.566 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
1,580.144 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
99,669.797 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
685,314.741 lbs