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Coal power plant

Iowa State University

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
49 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
106,527 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 9,684 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
48,602 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 10,566 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
48,341.158 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
67.496 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
20.915 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
1,103.033 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
7,797.216 lbs