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Zion Energy Center

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
994.5 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
597,390 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 54,308 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
434,817 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 94,525 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
434,375.242 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
2.205 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
123.222 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
1,615.067 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
16,139.987 lbs