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Carville Energy Center

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
555 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
2,970,427 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 270,039 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
1,133,843 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 246,488 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
1,132,703.129 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
5.718 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
306.943 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
4,161.906 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
41,619.056 lbs