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Oil power plant

Chesapeake

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

Quick Stats

Capacity
812.1 Megawatts
Annual Net Generation
140 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 13 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
189 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 41 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
189.212 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.585 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
1.030 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
3.065 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
15.324 lbs