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Broad River Energy Center

gas Power Plant
Cherokee County, South Carolina
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
985 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
425,156 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 38,651 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
264,812 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 57,568 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
264,524.637 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
1.758 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
83.227 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
1,058.666 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
10,442.673 lbs