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Oil power plant

Morganton Station 5

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
1.8 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
(31) MWh (Megawatt Hours)

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

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
4 metric tons CO2 equivalent

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

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
4.573 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.008 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
0.084 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
0.074 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
0.370 lbs