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Bayou Cove Peaking Power Plant

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
416 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
84,608 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 7,692 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
68,630 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 14,920 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
68,566.518 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.346 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
19.240 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
233.659 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
2,336.593 lbs