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Coal power plant

Waukegan

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
914.7 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
1,193,868 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 108,533 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
1,540,582 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 334,909 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
1,529,257.463 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
754.056 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
821.021 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
48,198.058 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
331,492.372 lbs