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Chester Generating Station

oil Power Plant
Chester County, Pennsylvania
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
55.8 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
218 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 20 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
428 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 93 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
427.014 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
1.320 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
2.298 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
6.917 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
34.584 lbs