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West Valley Power Plant

gas Power Plant
Salt Lake County, Utah
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
217 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
191,170 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 17,379 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
121,423 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 26,396 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
121,303.921 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.613 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
20.944 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
434.953 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
4,349.528 lbs