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Cottonwood Energy Project

gas Power Plant
Newton County, Texas
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
1,433.6 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
7,246,613 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 658,783 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
3,117,377 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 677,691 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
3,114,194.562 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
15.813 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
285.451 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
11,616.734 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
116,167.338 lbs