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Oil power plant

Spirit Mound

oil Power Plant
Clay County, South Dakota
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
135 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
5,400 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 491 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
6,116 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 1,330 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
6,095.726 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
18.848 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
33.144 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
98.739 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
493.693 lbs