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Sterlington

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
474 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
885 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 80 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
2,183 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 475 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
2,180.875 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.011 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
8.258 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
8.934 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
89.338 lbs