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Oil power plant

Vega Baja

oil Power Plant
County, Puerto Rico
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
42 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
11,743 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 1,068 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
15,178 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 3,300 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
15,127.148 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
46.773 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
81.826 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
245.029 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
1,225.147 lbs