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Schuylkill Generating Station

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
232.9 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
552 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 50 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
789 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 172 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
786.414 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
2.432 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
4.269 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
12.738 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
63.692 lbs