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Black Dog

gas Power Plant
Dakota County, Minnesota
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
1,680.6 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
1,780,228 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 161,839 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
880,689 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 191,454 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
879,838.219 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
4.449 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
129.760 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
3,107.122 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
31,071.220 lbs