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Onancock 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
249 MWh (Megawatt Hours)

Context: That's equivalent to the annual power demand of 23 American homes (11 MWh each, source: EIA (opens in a new tab))

Annual CO2 equivalent emissions
197 metric tons CO2 equivalent

Context: That's equivalent to the annual emissions of about 43 American cars (4.6 metric tons each, source: EPA (opens in a new tab))

Detailed Emissions

Annual CO2 emissions
196.644 metrics tons CO2
Annual SO2 (Sulfer Dioxide) emissions
0.349 tons
Annual NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) emissions
3.886 tons
Annual N2O (Nitrous Oxide) emissions
3.185 lbs
Annual CH4 (Methane) emissions
15.926 lbs