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Belle Haven Diesel Generation Facility

oil Power Plant
Accomack County, Virginia
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Power Plant Data Source: EPA, Jan 2021

Quick Stats

Capacity
4 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
185 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

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

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
145 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 32 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
145.034 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.258 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
2.870 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
2.349 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
11.746 lbs