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Fore River Energy Center

gas Power Plant
Norfolk County, Massachusetts
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
872.2 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
4,403,184 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 400,289 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
1,944,876 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 422,799 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
1,942,887.562 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
9.805 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
106.524 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
7,267.482 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
72,446.884 lbs