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Deer Park Energy Center

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
1,176 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
6,809,470 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 619,043 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
2,426,485 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 527,497 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
2,423,941.989 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
12.237 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
162.595 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
9,281.540 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
92,815.397 lbs