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Rockford Energy Center

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
316 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
132,219 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 12,020 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
84,452 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 18,359 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
84,366.922 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.426 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
36.294 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
312.295 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
3,122.947 lbs