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Oil power plant

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
11 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
79 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 7 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
50 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 11 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
50.222 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.089 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
0.990 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
0.814 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
4.068 lbs