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Monroe Generating Station

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
30 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
1,224 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 111 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
1,225 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 266 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
1,223.360 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.030 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
2.772 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
6.687 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
54.437 lbs