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Coal power plant

Cheswick

coal Power Plant
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
637 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
789,829 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 71,803 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
1,026,956 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 223,251 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
1,019,075.500 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
1,121.664 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
850.272 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
33,535.609 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
230,696.344 lbs