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Coal power plant

Roxboro

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
2,574.5 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
6,947,067 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 631,552 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
7,506,443 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 1,631,835 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
7,446,011.438 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
4,141.555 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
4,885.631 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
257,268.969 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
1,767,914.677 lbs