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Coal power plant

Ottumwa

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
725.9 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
3,790,697 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 344,609 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
4,498,118 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 977,852 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
4,463,912.000 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
1,355.544 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
2,063.059 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
145,611.435 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
1,000,826.280 lbs