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Taft Cogeneration Facility

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
894.2 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
5,773,776 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 524,889 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
2,294,613 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 498,829 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
2,292,313.741 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
11.573 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
552.515 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
8,391.553 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
83,919.036 lbs