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Oil power plant

Boydton Plank Road Cogen Plant

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
10.2 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
133 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 12 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
102 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 22 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
102.408 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.180 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
2.006 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
1.659 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
8.294 lbs