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Oil power plant

Catawba River Pollution Control

oil Power Plant
Burke County, North Carolina
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
1.3 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
5 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 0 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
55 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 12 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
55.776 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.099 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
1.072 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
0.903 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
4.517 lbs