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Blue Lake Generating Plant

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
559.4 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
67,001 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 6,091 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
47,624 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 10,353 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
47,570.505 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.898 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
38.139 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
209.345 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
1,861.162 lbs