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Buck

gas Power Plant
Rowan County, North Carolina
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
1,172.3 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
4,392,284 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 399,299 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
1,825,457 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 396,838 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
1,823,567.250 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
9.206 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
129.734 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
6,898.220 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
68,982.200 lbs