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Oil power plant

Gastonia, Tulip Drive

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
5.4 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
122 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

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

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
193 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 42 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
192.888 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.343 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
3.552 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
3.124 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
15.622 lbs