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Coal power plant

Cliffside

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
2,540.5 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
6,368,172 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 578,925 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
5,788,226 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 1,258,310 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
5,746,916.500 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
1,382.504 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
2,485.897 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
175,420.263 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
1,213,829.446 lbs