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MacArthur Waste to Energy Facility

biomass Power Plant
Suffolk County, New York
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
12.5 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
50,399 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 4,582 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
88,571 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 19,255 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
85,145.035 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
14.307 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
166.168 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
14,029.253 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
106,906.363 lbs