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Gas power plant

Cunningham

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
519.2 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
1,707,645 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 155,240 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
1,108,362 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 240,948 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
1,107,203.625 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
5.457 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
998.492 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
4,229.159 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
42,291.586 lbs