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Coal power plant

Paradise

coal Power Plant
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
3,718.2 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
9,500,743 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 863,704 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
5,773,378 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 1,255,082 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
5,747,131.639 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
2,128.458 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
4,421.923 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
110,117.466 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
787,114.213 lbs