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Coal power plant

Asheville

coal Power Plant
Buncombe County, North Carolina
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
1,425.1 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
1,314,004 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 119,455 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
1,538,867 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 334,536 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
1,528,007.750 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
711.370 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
775.800 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
46,151.734 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
318,681.857 lbs