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Oil power plant

MBTA South Boston Power Facility

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
69 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
309 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 28 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
530 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 115 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
528.300 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
2.255 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
0.463 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
11.815 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
59.075 lbs