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Riverside Generating Company

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
1,150 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
376,501 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 34,227 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
253,001 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 55,000 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
252,714.033 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
1.276 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
121.644 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
1,050.026 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
10,500.258 lbs