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South Houston Green Power Site

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
861 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
4,010,581 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 364,598 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
1,638,779 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 356,256 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
1,637,479.413 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
111.587 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
139.960 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
4,745.938 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
47,473.658 lbs