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Gas power plant

Ben French

gas Power Plant
Pennington County, South Dakota
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
135 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
7,572 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 688 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
8,431 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 1,833 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
8,422.006 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.449 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
23.634 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
34.835 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
329.142 lbs