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Oil power plant

West Bend

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
6.7 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
108 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 10 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
140 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 30 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
140.134 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.249 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
2.582 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
2.270 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
11.349 lbs