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Gas power plant

Empire Generating Co, LLC

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
653.7 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
2,463,914 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 223,992 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
1,078,032 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 234,355 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
1,076,935.062 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
5.446 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
79.003 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
4,014.038 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
39,968.311 lbs