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Birdsboro Power

gas Power Plant
Berks County, Pennsylvania
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
525 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
2,186,256 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 198,751 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
789,235 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 171,573 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
788,391.625 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
3.980 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
42.795 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
3,079.594 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
30,795.942 lbs