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Merck Rahway Power Plant

gas Power Plant
Union County, New Jersey
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
24.8 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
43,277 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 3,934 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
14,062 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 3,057 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
14,046.548 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
1.611 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
2.053 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
57.888 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
546.928 lbs