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Afton Generating Station

gas Power Plant
Dona Ana County, New Mexico
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
464 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
878,017 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 79,820 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
422,949 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 91,945 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
422,542.000 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
2.133 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
85.665 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
1,488.739 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
14,887.386 lbs