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Coal power plant

Archer Daniels Midland Des Moines

coal Power Plant
Polk County, Iowa
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
7.9 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
24,755 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 2,250 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
15,366 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 3,340 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
15,248.560 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
39.923 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
20.369 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
502.942 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
3,457.727 lbs