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Oil power plant

Watertown Power Plant

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
67.5 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
1,991 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 181 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
2,443 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 531 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
2,434.860 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
7.529 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
13.076 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
39.440 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
197.199 lbs