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Sweeny Cogeneration Facility

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
572 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
2,761,240 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 251,022 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
1,336,666 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 290,580 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
1,335,760.110 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
4.300 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
216.141 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
3,307.455 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
33,103.345 lbs