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Paducah Power Systems Plant 1

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
120 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
29,546 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 2,686 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
27,542 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 5,987 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
27,522.369 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.139 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
24.584 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
74.584 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
745.844 lbs