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Oil power plant

Rock Rapids

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
2.5 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
35 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 3 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
31 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 7 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
31.849 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.056 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
0.624 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
0.516 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
2.579 lbs