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Oil power plant

Fairfax

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
3.5 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
12 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 1 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
13 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 3 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
13.556 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.024 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
0.252 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
0.220 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
1.098 lbs