Back to South Carolina Power Details
Coal power plant

Cope Station

coal Power Plant
Orangeburg County, South Carolina
View on Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
417.3 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
1,851,609 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 168,328 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
1,324,152 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 287,859 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
1,316,078.000 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
580.594 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
796.273 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
34,019.578 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
240,474.104 lbs