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Springdale Generating Station (55710)

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
556 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
4,340,792 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 394,617 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
1,727,451 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 375,533 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
1,725,590.250 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
8.711 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
116.798 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
6,792.685 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
67,926.848 lbs