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Big Sandy

gas Power Plant
Lawrence County, Kentucky
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
1,096.8 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
1,062,894 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 96,627 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
633,224 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 137,657 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
632,583.875 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
27.410 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
908.690 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
2,337.696 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
23,376.964 lbs