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Watson Electric Generating Plant

gas Power Plant
Harrison County, Mississippi
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
1,215.5 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
2,558,552 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 232,596 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
1,611,168 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 350,254 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
1,609,525.627 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
8.125 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
4,120.558 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
5,995.778 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
59,957.784 lbs