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Oil power plant

Forked River Power

oil Power Plant
Ocean County, New Jersey
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
76.8 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
6,293 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 572 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
5,198 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 1,130 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
5,191.300 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.374 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
8.504 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
29.205 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
224.975 lbs