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Raccoon Creek Power Plant

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
456 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
2,369 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 215 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
1,747 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 380 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
1,745.294 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.008 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
0.335 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
7.330 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
73.302 lbs