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Canton North Carolina

biomass Power Plant
Haywood County, North Carolina
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
52.5 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
288,915 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 26,265 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
72,881 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 15,844 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
71,698.349 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
272.377 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
211.018 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
6,040.118 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
22,628.236 lbs