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Coal power plant

Walter Scott Jr. Energy Center

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
1,778.9 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
8,014,203 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 728,564 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
8,453,975 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 1,837,821 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
8,389,478.004 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
8,493.973 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
5,340.169 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
274,556.968 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
1,887,106.860 lbs