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Coal power plant

Northshore Mining Silver Bay Power

coal Power Plant
Lake County, Minnesota
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
131.6 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
182,439 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 16,585 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
174,230 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 37,876 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
172,982.165 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
414.302 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
408.257 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
5,313.462 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
36,562.250 lbs