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John S. Rainey Generating Station

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
1,632 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
5,582,042 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 507,458 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
2,727,922 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 593,027 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
2,725,115.250 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
13.768 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
495.980 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
10,243.845 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
102,438.454 lbs