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Oyster Creek Unit VIII

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
497.9 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
2,596,660 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 236,060 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
918,061 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 199,578 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
917,113.929 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
21.166 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
2,437.568 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
3,459.404 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
34,595.141 lbs