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Elk Station

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
606 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
1,104,875 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 100,443 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
673,321 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 146,374 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
672,626.062 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
18.391 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
1,808.847 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
2,537.257 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
25,372.568 lbs