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Oil power plant

Benson City of

oil Power Plant
Swift County, Minnesota
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
11.2 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
106 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 10 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
82 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 18 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
82.480 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.147 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
1.620 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
1.336 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
6.680 lbs