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Astoria Generating Station

gas Power Plant
Queens County, New York
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
1,345 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
664,808 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 60,437 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
493,475 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 107,277 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
492,952.040 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
23.059 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
204.153 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
1,949.711 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
18,609.651 lbs