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Wheelabrator Saugus

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
53.7 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
180,847 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 16,441 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
220,535 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 47,942 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
211,823.780 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
116.488 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
590.282 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
35,667.657 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
271,753.576 lbs