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Plaquemine Cogen Facility

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
987 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
5,341,869 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 485,624 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
1,925,121 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 418,505 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
1,922,892.928 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
5.493 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
276.790 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
8,132.309 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
81,348.640 lbs