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Oil power plant

Block Island

oil Power Plant
Washington County, Rhode Island
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
13.9 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
83 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 8 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
92 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 20 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
92.442 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.164 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
1.789 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
1.497 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
7.487 lbs