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Oil power plant

Alta Municipal Utilities

oil Power Plant
Buena Vista County, Iowa
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
6.1 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
119 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

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

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
95 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 21 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
94.810 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.168 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
1.855 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
1.536 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
7.679 lbs