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Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers

biomass Power Plant
Hidalgo County, Texas
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
24.9 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
708 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 64 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
16 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 3 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
7.482 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.051 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
0.366 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
37.143 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
283.037 lbs