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Thief River Falls

hydro Power Plant
Pennington County, Minnesota
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
6.5 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
1,851 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 168 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
19 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 4 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
18.946 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.033 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
0.374 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
0.307 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
1.534 lbs