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St. Charles Power Station

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
1,000 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
3,615,675 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 328,698 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
1,557,588 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 338,606 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
1,556,071.875 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
7.855 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
85.035 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
5,535.775 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
55,357.753 lbs