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Oil power plant

Melrose

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
8.2 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
62 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

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

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
53 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 12 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
53.325 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.095 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
1.100 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
0.864 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
4.319 lbs