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Wake County LFG Facility

biomass Power Plant
Wake County, North Carolina
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
9 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
49,573 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 4,507 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
1,255 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 273 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
1,250.191 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
9.288 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
0.000 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
26.043 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
130.214 lbs