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Coal power plant

Shawnee

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
1,750 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
5,676,197 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 516,018 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
7,708,249 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 1,675,706 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
7,654,154.062 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
16,345.716 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
8,025.751 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
230,270.143 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
1,582,812.929 lbs