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Princeton University Cogeneration

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
20 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
59,133 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 5,376 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
17,179 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 3,735 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
17,160.439 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.458 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
44.553 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
72.238 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
677.342 lbs