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Oil power plant

Quay County

oil Power Plant
Quay County, New Mexico
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
27 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
231 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 21 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
361 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 78 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
359.888 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
1.113 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
1.973 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
5.829 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
29.147 lbs