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Coal power plant

Gerald Whelan Energy Center

coal Power Plant
Adams County, Nebraska
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
324.3 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
1,417,609 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 128,874 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
1,722,305 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 374,414 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
1,697,434.125 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
2,191.326 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
796.274 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
105,864.448 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
727,801.029 lbs