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Acadia Power Station

gas Power Plant
Acadia County, Louisiana
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
1,389.2 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
4,816,801 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 437,891 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
2,172,136 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 472,203 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
2,169,961.125 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
10.955 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
170.501 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
7,940.730 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
79,407.298 lbs