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Deer Island Treatment

biomass Power Plant
Suffolk County, Massachusetts
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
85 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
43,367 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 3,942 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
1,617 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 352 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
1,596.904 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
7.308 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
5.819 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
83.541 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
648.960 lbs