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Coal power plant

Wateree

coal Power Plant
Richland County, South Carolina
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
771.8 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
2,061,246 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 187,386 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
2,190,109 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 476,111 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
2,172,558.500 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
657.847 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
1,602.346 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
74,722.806 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
513,423.559 lbs